Jess? I found some pictures. Pictures of you. Not the you I once knew. Gone now, the mass of black curls. Gone, the sharp cheekbones women whispered about, the slanted green eyes that pierced so much they frightened people. Gone now the tiny frame of muscle that had lifted me high and twirled with [...]
Posts Tagged ‘forgiveness’
Jess
Posted in Musings, Prose, tagged addiction, Beauty, Broken Spirit, Darkness, Death, Dope, forgiveness, heartache, heartbreak, Hope, Loss, Love, memories, Peace, Sorrow on October 21, 2009 | 8 Comments »
Ruby Mountains
Posted in Lyrics, Poetry, tagged Beauty, Broken Spirit, Endings, forgiveness, Grief, heartache, heartbreak, Hope, Journey, Loss, Love, memories, Mountain Songs, Mountains, Personal Journey, poems, Poetry, Ruby Mountains, Secrecy, Secrets, Sorrow, Soul Searching, Winter on August 2, 2009 | 8 Comments »
Ruby Mountains Snowy Mountains Lay your mantle on my back When I’m leaving Yes I’m leaving Will you point me down the path Ruby hold me Tell me your sorrows Drop your tears along the road When I’m leaving And I’m leaving Light a candle for us both Ruby Mountain Ruby Snow Keep [...]
I Saw You
Posted in Musings, Prose, tagged addiction, Beauty, betrayal, Broken Spirit, Darkness, Desire, Dogs, Driving, forgiveness, Green Eyes, heartache, heartbreak, Longing, Love, memories, memory, Passion, Personal Journey, Pickup Trucks, redemption, Reflection, Secrets, Soul, Thoughts on July 15, 2009 | 4 Comments »
A smoky golden eye. Green flashes sidelong, blazing. Shocks of bright blonde flying forward, and curls of chocolate tumble from under straw. Like clouds under sun. A warning: things are not always just what they seem. Are they? Ensconced in shiny black, nestled in leather, giving it the gas. A satisfied purring powers down the [...]
Neighbors
Posted in Poetry, tagged Acceptance, Bitterness, Broken, Broken Spirit, Darkness, forgiveness, Grief, Guilt, Guns, heartache, heartbreak, High Desert, Hospitality, Loss, Manipulation, Neighbors, Peace, Personal Journey, poems, Poetry, Reflection, Sorrow, Suicide, Thoughts, Winter on May 15, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Frozen stiff Not a figure of speech In high desert winter They found you Not so hidden But already far away Victim of Unrelenting bitterness She handed that gun right over to you Hospitable old gal Gracious when you claimed He’d offered to lend it She hates to think of it now Knowing [...]
Do I Forgive You?
Posted in Poetry, tagged abuse, Agony, betrayal, Broken, Broken Spirit, Child Abuse, Darkness, Death, fear, forgiveness, Hate, heartache, heartbreak, Hell, Love, memories, Peace, Personal Journey, Poem, poems, Poetry, predator, redemption, Reflection, Soul on May 12, 2009 | 10 Comments »
Do I forgive you? Do I? Do I really? Hate you I loved you I wished you dead A little girl I knew even then Shocked into knowing Nothing would stop you Only the ash and dust You finally became Dead You are dead So many years now Hate [...]
So Long
Posted in Poetry, tagged betrayal, Broken, Broken Spirit, Despair, dreams, forgiveness, Grief, heartache, heartbreak, humor, Journal, Loneliness, Long Term Relationship, Longing, Loss, Lost, Love, memories, memory, pain, Passion, Personal Journey, poems, Poetry, Reflection, Secrets, Sorrow, Soul, Thoughts, truth, Wondering, Writing on March 12, 2009 | 7 Comments »
I’ve lost you I think for good this time I’ve lost you again I’ve just now realized How much I need you here I’ve looked everywhere I’ve tried everything And I can’t replace you I’ve pleaded time And time again But you aren’t coming back I guess now it’s up to you Or [...]
One of a Kind
Posted in Poetry, tagged forgiveness, Grief, heart, heartache, heartbreak, Loneliness, Longing, Loss, Love, memories, memory, pain, poems, Poetry, Sorrow, Thoughts, Yearning on March 5, 2009 | 4 Comments »
In my own time I may find A broken heart Becomes then one Of a kind In a heartbeat Things can change Then everything Once close has gone It’s own way In your own time You had to see It isn’t always easy But no one said It would be For what [...]
Tasting Mercy
Posted in Poetry, tagged Bitterness, Blessing, Broken, Broken Body, broken heart, Broken Spirit, Communion, Darkness, forgiveness, Grace, Grief, heartache, heartbreak, Holy Communion, Hope, Human, Justice, Loneliness, Longing, Love, Mercy, Peace, poems, Poetry, redemption, Remembrance, Reprieve, Soul, Suffering, Surrender, truth, Waiting, Yearning on February 2, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I take this bread This cup for me You shed My weight My so mistaken Life So long mislead Take this blessing Drink of you Forgiven No more owed This painful suffering Of human due Eat this gift Given freely Never once begrudged Swallow reprieve From worldly bondage In acceptance of this [...]
Forgive Me
Posted in Musings, Poetry, tagged Broken Spirit, Desire, escape, forgiveness, healing, heart, heartache, heartbreak, Loneliness, Longing, Loss, Love, memories, Personal, Personal Journey, poems, Poetry, redemption, Reflection, Solace, Sorrow, Soul, Standing up, surviving, Thoughts, truth, Waiting, Yearning on January 24, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Forgive me My truth My integrity My backbone Forgive me For standing Not laying down For rising And not giving up Release me I will fly And crawl no more Please Forgive My strength My spirit My surviving