As fog of war settles in And darkness overtakes the light The nightbird’s song brings hope As the thunder rolls And gears grind slowly on The hero boldly rises by day and night As the fire rains And silence is cracked The people’s will blooms in the dark The silence becomes song The seeds take root The light pushes back The hero rises
The feature image for this piece is by Ukrainian photographer Kostiantyn Li on Unsplash
Please pray for Ukraine
Come dream dreams
Fly away
Run away
Hideaway with me
Come by day
Or by night
Drift away
Slip away
Hideaway with me
Close your eyes
Come rest
Come away
Come dream dreams
Hideaway with me
Her heart lays broken
In tatters before her
She longs
For someone, anyone
To come along and mend her heart
To piece it together
Her tears aren’t new
She’s cried them before
She mourns
For someone, everyone
Who fought for and defended her heart
To be a beacon
Her pain runs deep
She’s carries it well
She hurts
For everyone, all of us
People who say they love her
Fight and bicker over her
Another piece of her heart broken
Do they see she stands strong
Through it all
For them, all of them
Waiting, longing, yearning
For them to truly love
As she truly loves all of them
She stands
Her light still shining
As her heart lays broken
Waiting… for us to mend it
Dark days too often come
And I, determined not to dwell, press on
My mind fights against the good it knows
Wielding deadly weapons
Thoughts and words, and dark creations
They swirl
These thoughts and horrors I could share
And I, determined not to dwell, press on
My weight and burden is mine alone
One day I hope they will see
Alas, I doubt
And, I press on
In the darkest of days
He, her gentle strength
Broken on the inside
She, his light for dark
Broken on the inside
Together, complete
There are many firsts in life…
They occur only once…
yet happen over and over again
First breath
First tooth
First step
First birthday
First day of school
First crush
First kiss
First car
First job
There is one first more significant than all the others…
One we search for,
stumble into,
are surprised by…
First love
It is a first that brings a swirl of feelings,
thoughts,
dreams
beyond any other first
In a long list of firsts,
Love stands apart
