To my father
(2013)
You play your cards so well. Looks like you’ve had a lot of pra… You seem to have a thorough grasp of all the rules of the game. As you cover every angle,
My love for you is true, though we have never met. I will not lie to you. I will not steal from you. I will not con or cheat you.
These words, are just what they’re meant to be; for you, whatever needs they serve to stir… For me;
How are you? The maiden turned and whispered soft, her turquoise eyes as deep as time.
What is this code that we agree up… but dare not ever speak in words ? That mysterious unspoken-ness looming where we choose to gather. It’s sure we must be seen to know
Water ever seeks it’s perfect peace, from mountain heights to scattered oceans deep. So too our spirit follows
Oh, knower of my heart, this trembling voice cries out in words that cannot begin to tell how deep my longing is for thee.
Late at night; another helter-skelter day, having flown off unexpectedly into alien domains of disarray. So many urgent moments
These words are crude utensils, with which to touch you, and be touched;
God has spoken. I have been listening, the message is clear. The psalm itself is silent, if the psalmist’s voice falls stil…
There ain’t no precious gold comin’ outa that there mountain, if all I wanna do is sit and dream of what I’ll do when I get some.
I read such woeful words penned by a fallen brother; his message cut me deeply. He prayed to all that’s holy that he might cry again.
The old priest gazes out upon his… each head bowed before the sacred… A scarred and broken bodied warrio… seeking inner peace and final abso… An elderly wealthy man of commerce…
There’s a furious raging mob out beyond the temple walls; howling with a lust for murder of the next contender for their cr… It's more to do with feral instinc…
I cried again today, and I did not die. I even know why it is I cried today. Because the truth