You are already drowning the waves of life push and toss you your body is tired of the burden   “stay afloat” you hear people say the promised help isn’t forthcoming maybe the hope you need lies on the other side of life maybe the…

aching feet, freezing bones the end of your journey but the beginning of another’s

In you, I believe My love, I retrieve No more I grieve!

Ninety miles she walked, towards liberty or death with God’s voice in her ear.   Ninety miles she trudged through forest and stream she knew her worth and did not fear.   Ninety miles she led her people, like Moses led the Israelites, from bondage…

Shoot her with your hurtful words Like a balloon, she will float up in the sky Cut her with your sharp actions Like a kite, she will, after a try, fly high Burn her with your hateful eyes Like a phoenix, she will rise and…

In a dusty room I waited for their return  Day in and day out She was light and hope and love Always kind and willing to listen And she – well, she was strength and creation and determination A stronghold when the light faded, pushing…

Hour 1   “Don’t run around the around while  I’m oiling your straggly hair!” “Which of these goodies do you want to eat?” “Which story would you like to hear today?”   Time drew deep lines into her face and life And her wrinkles grew…

She read to our class about rape and race, More freckles than tears on her beautiful face. She smiled and said reach out anytime, A few months later, I did, when I felt my prime. The kindness was gone, the smile dead. Her rejection drilled…