Wednesday, November 13, 2013

Re(evolution)

Every day I grow braver,
each moment brings me closer,
to the heat
from the fire in your eyes

when I first saw you,
all the tumbling digits
within me
fell into place.
I opened wide

I did not wait for you with patience
I sought you with
calculated determination
like a heat seeking missile.

I frightened myself

This isn't quiet love

Not wine and candlelight
But bonfires and firefights
(Explosions in the sky)

Friday, November 8, 2013

Kingdom come

pulled in a thousand directions
taunt tight-rope
toss and tumble.
Every teacher at my school
every song, every book
save a sacred few
screams at me that God is dead
hope is gone, and truth isn't true

your kingdom come
your will be done

in this burned out,
cynical world

for you surpass the
weak understanding of man
and the foolish philosophies
of the bitter-hearted

but I know:
I need you

your kingdom come
your will be done

amidst my conflict and confusion
you're a map in the wild
lamp in the dark
roof over my head
boots on my feet
money in my pocket
for a  cup of tea

you warm my bones
fill me to overflow

in every cell of my body,
your kingdom come
in every word, in every thought,
your will be done.