you walked in my shoes

they didn’t fit

you tripped

you fell

you walked on

pulled yourself up

you crawled for a time

sat for respite

blisters scalded

oozed and healed on heels

and […]

God’s wringing hands

tell the story

and the news is not good.

Headlines in the Heavenly Express

shock and dismay but he cannot be persuaded.

God’s will prevails in paradise. […]

city rain paints rainbows around haloed lights

splashes colors that confuse in the addled dark

Iridescent, luminous, neon screams

hurtling through streets saturated with primary hues

streaming […]

won’t you come and live with us?
I’ll protect you she says
tears in her eyes.

I pause in painful silence
that a child so young could perceive
needs she should never imagine

I’d rather have my entra […]

You ask me if my magic can save you
And I have to tell you no
Magic is only for those who believe
In the power of we

I cannot conjure something that you will not take to heart
Wrap your soul around
And […]

I will not shrink from being who I am
In these the last days
I am resolute
I will not hide from the world my fears
Less still my love
My regrets for the past
And a future that will not be

In my heart I […]

He travels through time without me
loses me as he wanders in decades past
or generations yet to come

I can’t follow him there
see what he smells
paint the views
blank canvases remain untouched

yet t […]