Poetry

What do you do when you live in a worldWhere lies become truth? Where no one seems to recognizeThe false prophets and self-proclaimed Gods? Your idols live lives on the wrong side of rightAnd you believe what they say without any proof. Their words are the new gospelTheir lies are a new set of cons.…

The melancholy of Fall signals change.Falling expectations amongst persistent disappointment.A darkening.A quickening.An ending. As earth turns cold, a winter’s chill.The comforts of old becoming obsolete.Colors fade.Animals sleep.You seek a place to hide. As fear sets in questions arise,Yet, answers evade your prying mind.When will light return?Why do things change?Will I survive? You realize it’s not…

We are broken.Like shards of glass froma shattered mirror,our sharp edges cutting thosewho get too close. We defend every corner and curveof our individuality,afraid of chipping away what makes us unique;never realizing that living this way is whywe are broken. God didn’t create individualsto live individual lives.He created us for community.We are many parts,but are…

Yards of freshly-cut grass scored in whitelined with aluminum seats. The smell of blood, sweat and tears lingers in the airalong with the smell of past defeat. The “Stars and Stripes” greet anticipating eyesas the anthem rings loud and clear. Players hold their hearts and bow their headsuntil the end is signaled by cheers. A…