Lord, when I’m out of my depth
I feel like I’m gasping for breath
The wiles of my foes
Keep me on my toes
Til I fear I’m dancing to death
Tag Archives: despair
4/2 Lyrics: Believe On
StandardBelieve On
Believe On
While you wait for the dawn
Believe On
When all hope is gone
Believe On
3/11 RSVP: Impossibly Obedient
Standard“Master,” Simon replied, “we have worked hard all night without catching anything. But because You say so, I will let down the nets.”
Luke 5:5
Lord, if I’m being honest
I’m starting to doubt what you promised
I feel I’ve been fishing all night
Yet nothing still seems to go right
1/31 Limericks: Signifi-Cant
StandardThe reason I feel insignificant
Is hard problems feel like a sign I can’t
Do what I must
To win back the trust
Of those of whose hearts I’m a supplicant
Mrs. Jesus #5/7: Wood Friday
StandardContinued from Mrs. Jesus #4/7: Thor’s Hammer Day
Prologue
Jesus wraps his arms around me and lowers me to the mattress
“I’m scared,” I whisper
“I know,” he murmurs, kissing my brow
“Don’t worry. I will always be with you, even if you can’t see me.”
For the comfort of my body
Jesus placed a small cot by the Tree of Life
I gaze up at it as he fastens two roots to the holes in my wrists
My body is not what I’m worried about
The sensation is what I imagine dialysis fees like
Or a blood transfusion
The lifeblood of the tree fills me
As mine pours into it
As my consciously slowly wanders off
The Ex-Wife
Continue readingPoem: Toll Taken
StandardThe world takes it toll
On the road of our soul
It oft hurts like hell
When we hear that toll bell
Redeeming Ares, Part 2: In Dio Veritas
StandardContinued from Part 1
D. Hey buddy, you look like you could use a drink.
E. You can say that again. Make mine a double.
To be honest, I was a little disappointed that the bartender looked like Ted Danson from Cheers. I had somehow been expecting a version of Mr. Tumnus, though fauns aren’t exactly satyrs, and anyway I was confusing Pan with…
Radically Happy 