Saturday, June 23, 2018

You within me

Not a penny in hand
But the resolve to build a castle

Not a bone  unbroken
But the arrogance of taming the peaks

No future inheritance in sight
But the pride of giving away all

Heart bleeding with a hundred holes
Still the wish to anoint others with the reddened elixir

You gave this.. O Lord
To the meek, the doubtful
You stood beside and made look tall
The soul that was about to be dwarfed by its own shortsightedness

May you rule all the breaths this life has

May you design all the lives this soul has

The celebration of your grace is my pride
Treading the path illuminated by you my good fortune


You are winning

You think you have me just where you wanted  That you, through your consistent coldness, have successfully trained me to give you space  If ...