September 2023 – Page 2 – Picking Up Roots

How Did We Get There

taking up the challenge
is the win
just as the obstacle
is the way,
the result is fleeting -
a brief moment -
its emotion -
euphoria to heartache -
passing on the breeze,
the journey is the pleasure,
it is where 
we find ourselves;
the end is nothing
how did we get there

Desires

what is wanting
but a weight up on the soul
dragging our thoughts
to that one more thing
of our desires -
blinding our minds
to all that we have -

it is never enough,
we're left filled
with the aches of longing;

if we open our hearts,
our eyes and our minds
we will see
we have so much,
all we need

Sins Revealed

the rain came sideways
in steady gray sheets,
riding the furious gusts
that tore at the windows
and tossed about
all that wasn't weighted down;

the light show upon the black canvas
flashed a dangerous disco,
preceding the vicious cracks of thunder
that fragmented the night,
further darkening the sky;

too many saw it as a cool storm,
a hard rain,
another day,
to the those willing to open eyes,
it was another sign
of our deepening sin