Dancing in the Rain

Four corners
More corners
Boxed in
Caged

Locked up
Suffocating
Closed in
Ashamed

Looking out
watching reality pass by
The beauty out there
The misery in here
Longing to die

The rain begins to fall
Cool and serene
Look! She's dancing, she's dancing
It's washing her clean

She's living, she's healing
It's so captivating
She's moving, she's thriving
It's so motivating

She stomps
She pounds
She jumps
She spins round and round

How did she get there
Why am I still in here
I want to be

Breaking free
Carelessly
Dancing in the rain

There are always doors
That you may never have seen
Because you were busy looking out the window
Longing for things that could have been

You too can dance in the rain
Dance despite the shame or the pain
Now is your chance to break the chain
Open your door and watch what you'll gain

Your life, your happiness
Your sanity
Your smile, your joy
At last you are free

Dream and Swim - Swim and Dream

A poem I wrote back in Novemeber 2010. I was just writing to see what would come out and this is what came out.


What about the thoughts of the one truly that lies within?
I do not know the thoughts that lie within.
It is only imagined. It is not known. It cannot be known; but dream.

Dream and soar; to new heights of flight. Flight that takes you to new heights.
Where can that be seen? Where can that be known?
In the starry fields of the desert. In the wakes of the flowery cavern. In the operatic lands of December.

Oh, wait not and see not what you can dream.
Dream and let it be known. Dream and let it be seen.

Do a jiggity jig. Dance the rumbles of the thunder.
Run your hands through the tall green grassy hills of what you know it is.
You know.
You’ve been there.
You’ve been where I have never been.
You’ve seen what I have never seen.
Fear not and take the plunge; into the sea of the unknown. Let it consume you, let it fulfill you, let it speak to you.
It knows you like no other. It will not lie to you, it cannot lie to you – only you deny what its truths tell.
So dream and swim; swim and dream

Learning to Walk

Lying and waiting
Anticipating
Finally realizing
The strength that lies within

To move
To search
To feel the earth
Realness under my skin

Slowly, but surely
Steadily and securely
Finding the balance
to lift my eyes up

To reach up
To pull up
To stand up

Scared and nervous
But remembering the purpose
Putting one foot in front of the other
Time and time again

Baby steps
Steady, now
Baby steps
I'm learning how
To walk in victory

"Therefore, put on every piece of God's armor so you will be able to resist the enemy in time of evil. Then after the battle, you will still be standing firm." ~ Ephesians 6:13