Being on the island
Alone
Is better
Than following
A crowd
Where
I may lose
The most precious commodity
Am I willing
To let it slip
To be loved
For all the
Wrong reasons
Lonely
I used to loathe
The feeling
But now
What I
Couldn’t understand
Has become
The Northern Star
Love yourself and one another
Every experience
A lesson
In perseverance
And a need
To be in deep
Gratitude
For He is
With me
In the dental chair
The grocery store
And in my
Periphery
When my
Free will
Runs like a cheetah
With afterburners
Because I’m
Too stubborn
Or impatient
To enjoy
The mundane
That the
World over
Would consider
A privilege
When one is still
Listening becomes vital
What I get out
Is what
Is put in
Being selective
As what deserves
My attention
No need
To be jealous
Anxious
Or envious
Letting the Creator
Gut me
To rebuild
A person
I can recognize
With pride
And admiration
Seeking popularity
And notoriety
For human appreciation
About destroyed
My soul
The more one
Doesn’t know
Is winning
These days
It’s not hollow
But an affirmation
That who I am
Is a blessing
One I’ve so
Deceptively dismissed
At the peril
Of my own
Mind
Love yourself and one another
Lessons learned from yesterday
Not every question will have an answer. The secret is how one adapts to change. You didn’t ask me to figure it out, you just ask for trust.
Do I trust
You enough
To cease fighting
The change that
Will come
Even if
I’m not ready
Keep your eyes
On the prize
Christ has
Set before you
Eyes to see
Hope
The soul
To welcome
The flares
Of fire
My heart
To seek
Love
The body
To find
Effusive joy
Because
I’m armed
By the King
Of Heaven
Who came
To Earth
Living fearlessly
Without doubt
Of tomorrow’s outcome
The Son
In me
Within me
To rise
On the wings
Of angels
To lead me
In my efforts
Now and forever
My desire
Is that
God is present
Ridding myself
Of my own fleshly ambitions
Has been a battle
Not without sin
Here in these parts
I don’t deny it
The fact is
I need forgiveness
For my wayward thoughts
Stripping my worldly wants
For a faith
Tested and redeemed
Is taking on
A new level
Of patience
Don’t ask me
To pray for it
I haven’t
And He is
Still having me
Seek what
I don’t want
Don’t question
If God
Won’t do it
It happens every day
Every time
Why
Is uttered by
My lips
I get
Taught
Another lesson
In what
It means to wait
Admit defeat
Yet say thank you
Anyway
Lord
Today
I will have
To confront
The limitations
Of my health
Procedure day
Never gets easier
Peace cover me
As I step
Into unknown places
Love me
As you do
Even if
No one knows
You are my audience
If anybody knows me
Let it be
Because of
My proximity
To you
The lover
Of my soul
We look
To fame
And wealth
To define
Our worth
And we fail
Every time
Because our hearts
Need new focus
Not a judgement
Or indictment
Of others
Just a necessary reminder
Of what
You desire
Of me
