Door

The difference between a crack and a lock is that one was never meant to be opened by anyone...

Unbelief

I had never tried to tell an angel that I don't believe in God until I met you. 

Too Soon

Why must you interrupt a good spell of loneliness? 
Aren't there others you wish to play with?

Stronger

You said this would make me stronger.
Stronger feels weaker at first.
Stronger feels tiring.
Stronger feels painful.

Yet you have done something with this pain...and I am finally stronger.

Hidden

You are holding me.
You have kept me afloat. 
I swear I drowned last summer.
I swear I could not come up for air. 

But You found me, and You sat with me. 
You sat with me until Your air was my air. 
And there is something new,
Something quite beautiful in my hands.

I have discovered a new treasure,
and I am surprised it was hidden so deep within me. 

--ward

One step forward, one step backward. 
Two steps forward, one step backward.
Three steps forward, one step backward. 
Four steps forward, one step backward. 

You have always been my one step backward, and I am tired of falling behind. 
So, today a took a step forward. 
And I never took a step backward. 

For the first time, I didn't take a step backward.

Crescent

My innocence and your guilt could light a fire beneath any moon.
It wouldn't have to be full to light a spark.

Go. Gone.

I think there is power in letting go of what you want so badly to hold on to. 
I let go of you, and you could not control it.
You were losing control of me.
You had been losing control of me for quite some time.
You just knew all of this before I realized it. 

And so since you did not let go, you had no power.
I let go, and I have held the power since then.

Memory

I have forgotten you.
I can not remember your name,
the way you smell, 
nor the way you kissed me. 

And it hit me the other night, 
that I used to know you.
I used to know you.
I used to know you. 

But I have forgotten you.

...count it all as joy.

Today I learned how to count it all as joy.
And I learned that counting it all means counting it all.
You are more than enough.

Right Now

Right now
Right now
Right now

Right now there are traces.
Right now there are promises.
Right now there is silence. 

Right now you are moving.
Right now you are doing something.
Right now you are preparing. 

Right now. 

Marathon

You will not find peace, my dear, because you are running from you.

Like The Moon Chases The Sun

You hurt me like the moon chases the sun, only to be left in darkness while you enjoy a brighter day.
You hurt me like wind on a fresh cut, only enough chill to sting.
You hurt me like salt in a wound, just deep enough to get inside me and deep enough to need water to rinse you out.
You hurt me like a punch in the stomach, with no air and strange emptiness.
You hurt me like a stolen toy, just enough attachment to miss you when you're gone yet no familiarity when you're around.
You hurt me like moon shames the stars, stealing their glory only to outshine them.

But I don't think anyone ever told you that a star shines brightest when it breaks apart.

Shift

You shifted, and I felt it. 

You can not come back after a move like that. 

And I am already gone. 

Spinning Nowhere

How is it that I can not find the words to say to someone that I have woken up to every morning for the past five years? We used to speak about the small things, but now the small things can not be found. Let us wait for the dust to settle; this tornado has not left just yet. 

She Flew Away

They had found a journey.
They held hands as they walked up the mountain. 
The mountain had many trees and many winding hills.
They climbed the trees and ran down the hills.
But there was one hill that he couldn't climb.
She made it to the top, but she couldn't help him up.

It was then that she realized that he could not go where she was going.
He didn't want to turn around and go back.
But she bade him to go because she was about to fly. 
And once you fly, you never come back.
So she flew away. 
And he still sits at the bottom of the tree.

The Nice One

You defend people that you shouldn't.
And it makes me think that if you had to defend me, you couldn't.

After Being Thankful

You say you're sorry, and then you do it again.
Just stop being sorry.
Just stop speaking apologies.
You were never good at saying, "I'm sorry."
Because "I'm sorry" should never be followed by an accusation.

Your best apology was wrapped in a Carolina blue sweater.

Don't Ask Me Why

I do not have the reasons. 
Those are yours to keep. 

Broken Promise

You are the broken.
And I am the promise.
So don't be surprised now that we're apart, things will start coming together.