Oh, dear sleep,

Because you're gone I want to weep.

My thoughts are blurred,

I hope my words aren't slurred.

My eyelids begin to fall,

As my bed, to me, does call.

It is so hard to focus,

I promise this isn't bogus.

* This was inspired one day because I was really tired and I needed a way to stay awake. :)

Family members can be intimidating,

Nevertheless nothing less than amazing.

My brothers stand strong and tall,

Doing their best to make sure that I don't fall.

My sisters after me do follow,

Which makes it hard, at times, to swallow.

I love my mom who gives me hugs,

Which eases the chore of cleaning the rugs.

My daddy is one I can trust,

The love I have for him will never grow rust.

These tears are trying to escape.
Desperately I try to hold them in
,Yet they desire to rush down my face in a cascade,
As I'm often reminded of the dreaded sin.
Oh how hateful is the violation that takes place because of rape.
You wish, from you hands, the blood would fade,
That rests upon your hands from the innocent life you took.
My heart breaks because the eyes and flesh do lust,
If only you would take your life and willingly in His word encrust.
There was a new baby born today
With only a mom to raise him and say,
"I love you, son, but is there hope for you to be better than your dad?"
Oh, why does this make me so sad?
These memories, forever, will haunt,
As Satan continually taunts.
I feel the need to hide,
From all of these emotions inside.
I feel the need to runaway,
Yet I know that will never repay.
I have been placed here for different reasons,
However, I do not know for how many seasons.
In this city, I'm stuck in the middle,
Only praying that I never will piddle.
I've learned to copy and paste,
Because time it has saved,
And there is no time to waste,
Along my narrow path which has been paved.

Somewhere in the middle
Life becomes a riddle.
No longer does life make sense,
Like a bad taste in our mouth,
We try to rid it with a rinse,
Realizing things are only heading South.
Why can't things that are confusing
Somehow become amusing?
Why do we have to be so mature
When it comes to the future?
What happened to the days gone-by
When from our lips we never heard a sigh?
Those days have disappeared into the past,
Oh how they went by way too fast.
Now we're stuck in the middle,
Where life is a riddle.
We can open our mouths and complain
Or we can bite our tongues and refrain.
Tomorrow is almost here,
Don't think of it as a pain,
Or something insane,
Most importantly don't live it for one moment in fear.


With tears in my eyes,
I try to run from all of the lies,
That others have set.
If only we had met,
You could have been my crying shoulder,
Together, I know, we could have been stronger than a bolder.
But I couldn't find you and since you never came,
I'm afraid nothing will stay the same.
Now, I see, I'm all alone,
I try my best not to moan.
With no one by my side,
I'm not so sure that I can hang on for the rest of this ride.
I feel as if I'm secluded in a cave,
Trying to surface from the strength of the powerful wave.
I'm searching for hope,
Only finding something that helps me cope.
I don't want some medicine that's pure,
I need only a cure.
Then like a flash in my mind,
I felt a presence from behind.
Never before had I felt a current of love,
So strong, it could only be from above.
As the sun began to set,
The truth and I met.
I had walked away from the light,
Only to become distressed by the evil of the night.
Never had I been alone,
But when I walked away,
I could never see where the light had shone,
And He had been by my side through all of the decay.
When I lean on my Lord,
He will always be my Sword.
For me, He always will provide,
And under His pavilion will I hide.


I love to hear you laugh
And I know you do it for my behalf.
I love to see you smile
Because that's what pushes me to go the next mile.
I love to feel your hugs
they're so much better than hot cider in mugs.
I love when I get to hear you jabber
Even when it turns to absolute blabber.


By my side is a friend,
Who stands by me in the wind,
Even as I continually bend.
I don't deserve the love
They share from above,
But rather a hard reality shove.
While some give discouragement,
They stand behind me with encouragement.
Though I may take you for granted,
And at times I've been slanted.
This I know for sure,
Even though it's not a cure,
I love you,
More than the sky is blue.