Dear fighter You are seen. You are loved. You aren’t alone, but known from above. Your struggle is real, but you are here I see you. I love you. Drop the pills, release the knife Don’t kill yourself, don’t take your life! You belong in this story Not erased from history Dear survivor I know … Continue reading Dear Warr;or
Category: Poetry
At sixteen I sat in your pews Agreeing as you spoke Good News You left me an offer to have my back If somehow my life got out of whack Years went by, life flew off its tracks You said prayers guarded our backs Then as I stood up against a wall I realized you never … Continue reading Will You Miss Me?
You say the word "no" Say that we know What we can and what we will Climb over a hump or a hill But I say, let me try Let me fall, stumble and cry It pushes me to work harder To make the victory that much sweeter Stand back and you will see As … Continue reading Challenge Accepted
America had it right years ago But its in the history books, that's as far as we know Now things have changed Teens, are told to not be challenged What would happen? If we took an empty book and cracked it open? Filled a page, or so it may seem Our society, it sounds so … Continue reading Doing Things Hard
Seasons come, seasons go America's grown, that we know But she's forgotten Forgotten our past The past we need to remember Our past there in `92, When Chris sailed the ocean blue. The Pilgrims who landed on Plymouth Rock, For them it was a shock. Since they survived the winter `20, We now have a … Continue reading Our Father’s Voice
This piece was written by a Rebelutionary friend of mine, Rachel Joy. I end here. Here in this Holy place, Here in the Holy of Holies. I'm done with the ways of me. I'm tired of being myself. I've nothing left of me. I'm done with being obsessed with myself. Lord, this is where I … Continue reading Where I end
I knew it took faith in motion And the fact that only Jesus saves But I had to see myself God's line in the ocean The line that stops the powerful, majestic waves
It had been more than a year And your name was one I thought I'd never hear Your manipulation moved at a faster pace To where I'm confused and left in a blank space So you want to forget about that night How you left after a fight But there is one thing you neglect … Continue reading Back there again
You've been gone for more than a year Your voice on the phone is all I want to hear I remember the times we had at home The outings, seeing you felt nice and warm Our times together ended all to soon Shorter than the cycle of the moon Every time I left I wonder … Continue reading Memories Lost
It ended to be the best season And for a very good reason For a small Iowa town named Norway A school board changed it in every way The events happened in nineteen ninety one On the field of green, a game was won A community in love with the game of baseball Never occurring … Continue reading Norway’s final season
