Sunday, August 28, 2011

Useless


Thirty years of loyalty to the company
Forced into early retirement to save money

Twenty years of faithfulness to the husband
Discover evidence of the other woman

Teen years spent in obedience rather than rebellion
Rejected by backsliding parents

Entire morning mopping and waxing the floors
Mud tracked in by careless children

Saturday, August 27, 2011

Unspoken


When you roll over
            You want me to scratch your back.
When I nudge your arm
            You put it around me.
When you go to the den
            You need to be alone.
When I go to the kitchen
            I want to be creative. 
I know when you want
            A banana sandwich
            More tea
            Affirmation.
You known when I need
            An extra compliment
            Ice cream
            A hug.
I say the things your heart should hear. 
You listen to my heart
            When I don’t say a word.
You love me.
I love you.

Don’t speak!
These things can be unspoken 
For they have been whispered
Through the years.

Thursday, August 11, 2011

Psalm 84:12-10

Blessed am I if I trust in You
Even when You seem
So far away,
Because You’re right beside me,
Whispering my name.

Blessed am I if I trust in You
Even when You are silent.
You’re not ignoring me –
Just waiting for me to
Strike up a conversation.

Blessed am I if I trust in You
Even when You withhold
Some thing from me,
And I pout like a child,
For You only give me the best.

Blessed am I if I trust in You
Even when I have
No strength to move,
For through my weakness
You are teaching me to dance.

Monday, August 1, 2011

Sis


You are in my very soul
The sister I always wanted
Always had
But never saw.
So far apart
Yet closer than any two could be.
Mannerisms
Favorite things
Ways that, for most, are learned
By being side by side,
But are innate in us.

I often wonder
What my life would have been
Had we shared a bedroom
Breakfast each morning
Hugs and kisses when needed
Even the occasional bickering.
Wondering doesn’t change reality.
We share hugs online
And blow kisses over the phone.
But I do know
That I couldn’t love you more
Than I do right now
Even from way over here.