Good Plans Praise God from whom all blessings flow Praise him all creatures here below The Lord is our shepherd He leaves the 99 behind to find the 1 Lost sheep He fights off the lions And the wolves He has good plans For me And for you So, take heart in deserts and gardens […]
What’s untouchable Unattainable for you What is your great white whale Your Moby Dick What’s forever outside of your reach Just beyond your grasp So close you can taste it But somehow just out of your reach Is it fame Is it love Mine is personal connections Relationships They always seem to be just out […]
I tried and failed 11 years ago now To commit suicide It sounds odd But I don’t regret it It’s shaped me in ways I can’t fully explain I wrote a suicide note I can’t remember what it said I wish I could remember I remember what I felt that night The hopeless desperation The […]
The voice in the head is my own worst critic All the time yelling, and whispering That I’m a piece of shit And a waste of space Daily hourly I have to remind it of its place And tell it to shut up Sometimes it listens but often times it doesn’t So, I have to […]
There’s a new rhythm in life these days Fast paced and hectic Theres no place to run and no gasoline Engines won’t turn and the train won’t leave We’re all running on fumes Just trying to stay afloat Whether you deal with depression or some other mental disorder We’re all trying our hardest to stay […]
Sharks lurk everywhere Some wear suits and ties Some wear the trappings of the poor Some look like you and me Can’t you see the fins circling you Can’t you see the sharks closing in Can’t you smell the blood in the water It’s yours and mine Do you see the religious conmen Praying on […]
I dreamed I was able to go back To change things for the better I dreamed a little dream Full of hope Full of regret But after waking I realized I would change so very little I’d be better with my finances sure But I wouldn’t try to go back to the relationships I’d had […]
Like a bullet from a gun So, travels hate Damaging both the wielder And the target Hate is a double-edged sword That cares not who it hurts Its anger cannot be sated And it requires so much energy To upkeep I don’t hate I don’t have the energy for it Hate is a poison Fast […]
As the bird flies So should you We were never meant to crawl We were always meant to soar Never let life stop you Never let it slow you down We were meant to fly on wings like Eagles Soar like birds in the sky We weren’t meant to slog through this life From one […]
I know it’s hard sometimes To stay alive It’s a challenge some days to get out of bed To just be alive and breathing seems Like a monumental task Like a herculean effort When all around you are dissenting voices And the voices inside Scream nothing but discouragement Some days are worse than others But […]
