Inside my Soul

There you are...
I have searched for you
for years
and there you sit
just inside my soul
neither time
nor space
is present here
in this sacred place
here, you are safe
blinders off us both
clarity crystallizes truth
that creates color and definition
that defies description
I see you
awash in glory
as you are meant to be
as you are
how you radiate
light, love and beauty
there you are
I have for so long been looking for you
and here you are
sitting gently
inside my soul
welcome home…

Our gods

You scoff at my faith
watch me as I fail
to hold onto to my Savior
as I suffer on this trail
You think me the fool
for letting things go
and trusting my heart
to what I don't know
You think I can succeed
if I steer my own ship
If I hold tight to the wheel
I can prevent any slip
You think victory comes
through your own mortal hands
that failure is avoidable
and you don’t understand
Faith seems stupid
something for the weak
that I am somehow failing
when I turn the other cheek
I wonder how you know
all the truth you do profess
when you have a god too
from whom you seek redress
Your god lies in the bottle
he numbs your heart, your woes
you pour out all your troubles
you tell him of your foes
you pray to him with vengeance
you pray to him for peace
you drink him in with passion
that in itself won’t cease
He choses many times
what you do and say
you are often at his beck and call
his hands you cannot stay
He lords over you
and torments your precious soul
you think time and time again
you just need a goal
and you can control
what he does to you
and you aren’t bound
but is that really true?
We all have gods
of different kinds, my friend
I’ll take the one who died for me
you take the one who can't mend
I’ll take the one who loves me
who wants me to be free
you take the one who robs you blind
and steals your intregity
I prayed to your god before
and drowned within his love
I’d rather kneel in abject pain
and seek my God above
I don’t wish you any harm
or claim to know it all
but don’t tell me you don’t pray
to the god called alcohol…

Pretty Girl

Pretty girl
won't you dance,
dance alone for me?
Pretty girl
won't you come,
come and be with me?
Pretty girl
won't you hide,
hide your sorrow inside?
Pretty girl
won't you stand,
stand silent beside?
Pretty girl
wont you scream,
scream silently?
Pretty girl
won't you die,
die quietly?