Category: Poetry

Exam Flashback

The only sounds in the room are pages flipping, keyboards clicking, air blowing from the ceiling vents The tension thickens as the time set to begin passes I’m thankful that for me the tension is a 25-year-old memory and it didn’t involve the stress of...

Unseen Angels

My soul torn asunder across the railroad tracks Twelve hundred miles away a lone whistle blows lamenting what is lost Who will gather the pieces put me back together? How will I be whole again? Unseen angels precious messengers from my Savior dear Gather, sweetly...

Sheep Gone Astray

The wayward lamb upon a hill High above the grassy field Straying from the Shepherd’s will To the Master’s call won’t yield Yet the Good Shepherd sees And follows the wayward lamb As he hides among the trees The lamb’s not far from the Great...

She Always Called Me Sweetie

The little room was suffocating I sat there with my sister Suz, my brother-in-law Dick, and the shell of my sister Peggy I wouldn’t have known it was Peggy in the bed if Suz hadn’t also been there I hadn’t seen Dick in 28 years; he’d...

Grace and Mercy

A choice once made and acted on Has consequences far beyond What I could have ever imagined On that cold, sunny day What began as an innocent stroll Plunged me into a deep, dark hole Of self-loathing and confusion Endless and forever it seemed Even...