Believe

Lying down on my bed this lovely night with my pen in my hand and writing down the pages of my book and i say to myself i love you without knowing how, I love you simply without problems or pride. I love you in this way because i do not know any other way. The thought of you makes me happy, being with you is a feeling i cannot explain. I wish you know how it feels. I may not get to see and hold you in my arms as often as i like, but deep down i know i can~

Grateful LORD

God of all life,
giver of all grace:

We thank you for the gift of life:
for the breath
that sustains life,
for the food of this earth
that nurtures life,
for the love of family and friends that cared so much
without which there would be no life.

We thank you for the mystery of creation: and wonders of your Hands,
for the beauty
that the eye can see,
for the joy
that the ear may hear,
for the unknown
that we cannot behold filling the universe with wonder,
for the expanse of space
that draws us beyond the definitions of our selves.

We thank you for setting us in communities:
for families
who nurture our becoming,
for friends
who love us by choice,
for companions at work,
who share our burdens and daily tasks,
for strangers
who welcome us into their midst,
for people from other lands
who call us to grow in understanding,
for children
who lighten our moments with delight,
for the unborn,
who offer us hope for the future.

We thank you for this day:
for life
and one more day to love,
for opportunity
and one more day to work for justice and peace,
for neighbors
and one more person to love
and by whom be loved,
for your grace
and one more experience of your presence,
for your promise:
to be with us,
to be our God,
and to give salvation.

For these, and all blessings,
we give you thanks, eternal, loving God,
through Jesus Christ we pray. Amen.
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Ghost of You

I can feel you
at the back of my mind
Your breath sending ripples
of remembered joy
and sadness love indescribable
and pain, yes the pain
I thought I got rid of you
yet you're there
waiting for my eyes to close
so you can appear in front of me
with that wicked smile
your charm, my weakness
I remember the scars
on your face
growing red as you sip
your drink
and I thought
I could kiss the pain away
heal you in these arms
opened wide to embrace
the hurts and burdens
you carry
But I was wrong blinded I was
with your sweetness
Now I hurt as the illusion falls
I was broken
damaged by false hopes
the lies repeating
like a broken record
reverberating chastising me
for believing too quickly
because there was nothing
not even from the start
And so I shelved my dreams
erased what I could
images and words
that connect me to you
yet a ghost of you remains
living in my darkness
fingers trailing
a path so familiar
to the heart once laid down
exposed to your whims
shuddering as memories
push their way to the surface
only to fade like you
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