Posted in Starts, tagged Abortion, Faith, Starts on November 11, 2007 | No Comments »
A writer in poet’s skin doesn’t make her any less of a sheep…
Her heavy eyes guilted with the past.
The holy water didn’t burn as I had expected it to.
Marked by my palms and forehead, I wept…
I am to name him, but can’t take the name he was promised.
The skeptic in me will not triumph [...]
the blind man begged for healing
prayed for light to his darkness
believing stories told of His greatness
I sat in distrust
to what I was being taught
my ears fighting doubt
as it escapes from my own eyes
I had come to heal
though not ready to relinquish strength
to Him
which I don’t yet believe
skepticism and common sense
fight the naiveté of having faith
just [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Abortion, Carl, Faith, Poetry on November 11, 2007 | No Comments »
I can’t believe I am back to this point. Three years have passed and I still feel that so much healing has yet to take place. I tell myself I don’t hate you, but I say that just to deny myself the hatred I want to use to replace the emptiness. I wonder if you [...]
Posted in Poetry, tagged Faith, Poetry, Worthiness on September 13, 2007 | No Comments »
over and over again
I have been made to feel not worthy…
not worthy
of love
of friendship
of happiness…
today at church
the whole congregation
admitted to not being worthy
but I couldn’t
I have accepted
being not worthy
too many times
in my life
and I am through
no longer
will I believe
I am not good enough
no longer
will I let others tell me
I am not worthy
no matter who it [...]
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