September, 2023 - The Mad Poet's Street Corner

What does keeping up look like Sometimes it’s keeping up appearances Keeping up with the masks you wear Sometimes it’s just doing everything You can…

We are all parts of a whole in ChristFor we are all parts of the same bodyAs Paul said “for we are all baptized by…

My shadows shedding skin I’m leaving behind one life And trying to step into a new one I’m tired of the loneliness of my old…

Its hard to sayWhether or not I’m back on a straight lineWhen really I’m a fault lineIt’s a part of meIn my bloodIt fills my…

Sometimes I wonder if I missed the boat Everyone else seems to have gotten on How do I catch up when everyone else is leagues…

They have it tougher But sometimes better For when the marrying couple truly Love the others children They are all bound together by love They…

Just a jump away from where you want to go But you’re afraid of doing it alone Just a leap of faith away All you’ve…

Lord you search me Lord you know me You know my every thought Even when I dare not voice them When I doubt You welcome…

We’re in the homestretch of the hard times We’ve been laid low by the evils of this world We’ve been laid low by demons Laid…

Hello my old heart How have you been It’s been so long since you’ve Beat with the pounding Of Young love It’s been so long…

For someone like me Meeting new people is hard Trusting people is hard I’ve been betrayed And lied to so many times That I have…