The Boarder

a house has rooms we never see,
forbidden but to have a quest,
when in the ones we know to be,
an undertow of never-rest,

no one waits behind the doors,
shapes and sizes by the scores,
risk a peek, hold the knob,
greet the sun, it's just a job,

employed to dwell the inner lair,
to clean, to sweep, to hold forth order,
confine the heart, don't let it bare,
rent the space, feed the boarder,

a house has rooms we never see,
wherein the owner's known to be,
forbidden but to be a guest,
alone in company's behest.


Childish Things

I remember Jesus,
When He was just a boy,
He taught me how to laugh and sing,
And care with all my joy,

I told my friends what He told me,
They jeered to wound with every name,
No Beauty raised above the grave,
No dreams untamed, He was to blame,

I threw away those childish things,
Closed eyes to plod the stone,
Somewhere along, the boy gave up,
I took my place, the man had grown,

I remember Jesus,
When they finally brought His rue,
He looked at me, my blood froze still,
I guess He grew up too.


Without You

without you
so
much
q
u
i
e
t
so deep
so everywhere
the kind
that makes
time
s t r e t c h
on
to an infinity
of wishing you were here


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