Sunday, January 19, 2014

Not Iconic



Jack of all trades

master of none 

this is my terror 

to be okay but not really 

good at anything


It takes hard work

to be really good

Hard work

and I am soft


I work in software

I wear soft goods

I speak softly

love soft things


Let me be good 

at love

For this is worth

Hard work

Thursday, January 16, 2014

Amaneciendo



Amaneciendo

He draws back the curtain
across a wakening sky
Earth curves the arch of her back
stretches arms of light
to take up the baton of morning
conducts the deliquescence of night
from indigo to amaranth bloom
while I absorb in awe and silence
embraced by a higher love


Wednesday, January 1, 2014

No Gift at All

Curse the plaintive cry
a lava dome rising 
from the bottom of my selfish crater:

"After all I've done for you…"

Unleash steam vents of guilt 
a chimaera draped around 
the slumped shoulders of obligation

Sacrifice with expectations
is a twisted tire iron 
a crowbar forged to pry
compliance from the hands of free will

A gift with strings is no gift at all

We drag down sacrifice to the dust
make it sad 
weary and despicable

It is not 
"giving up things"
but the opposite

I give with joy
my very best
to the one I love

A spectacular eruption
of unfettered worship

...
(with thanks to Oswald Chambers)