Hidden

I don't desire
For my shoes
To be swept off
Your porch
And tucked safely
Inside
Where peering eyes
Have no view
I don't desire
To be
Hidden away
As you mull over
My strengths
And weaknesses
And try to conclude
If I am a worthy risk
I don't desire
To be judged
And criticized
Because you are
Always right
And I am not
Afraid to admit
When I am wrong
I don't desire
To be a maybe
Or a let's wait and see
I am a YES
A declarative statement
To be made with enthusiasm
And pride…
You don't have to know that
But I certainly do…

Extraordinary

Words
Can’t explain this
Couldn’t create
Or erase this
God did this
I don’t yet speak His language
But I know it invokes a spirit to spirit
Communication
And I recognize
that it is happening
Right here
Between two imperfect mortals;
Stripped and bare
It defies my limited vocabulary
And my finite brain
But I sense it
And more will follow...

Loren's Lullaby

I love you my baby
I love you my friend
love you past always
it never will end
You are my sweetest, dearest friend
and from now til forever
my hope I will send
And in the darkest hours
before the dawn breaks
And in the misty mornings
when you're poor heart aches
you are never alone
you are never alone
though the way may be shrouded
and your soul, it may groan
I promise you true
you are never alone...

The Bird

If you are a bird
Then you can fly
Above the clouds
Across the sky
You can fly home
Where you long to be
Or you can turn around
And be set free
Sometimes facing forward
Is harder than looking back
Though the past is full of pain
And it stops you in your tracks
The pain can be comforting
The familiar ache, a balm
It can’t become any worse
In the darkness, there is calm
The terror in the night
That you try to push away
The twisted belief in your weakness
You are too scared to say
Maybe she was right
For doing what she did
Maybe you created this
Behind this truth you’ve hid
But maybe she was hurting
And needed something more
And maybe when she first cried out
You somehow shut the door
And into the mirror
As you sometimes stare
You see a face of failure
Someone beyond repair
Oh-the lies you tell yourself
That keep you in your pain
It breaks my heart to watch
Only sadness can remain
So what if you are broken
And have quirks and problems galore?
So what if you need time alone
To process, to unwind, to endure?
So what if you notice every single thing
In a movie or in a song?
What an amazing gift you’ve been given
Accept it and move along
For as you stand right here
In pieces and full of pain
You are unique and beautiful
No one is quite the same
You came to fulfill your destiny
To create, to sing, to see
In every waking moment
Embrace who you are to be
God gave me a gift last summer
He opened my eyes to you
I’ve never seen with such clarity
The soul that I see in you
So if you ever wonder
And when you begin to fall
Ask me to remind you
For I love you all in all
You'll do this on your own
You need to go inside and deep
But there will be a time
When in peace, you’ll sleep
And I will stand there crying
Grateful for the day
When your hurt and pain departs
And you fly away…

All I See

I am not afraid
of your darkness
it is beautiful to me
I am not afraid
of your sorrow
there is more that I can see
I am not afraid
of your tortured soul
I thank God you can feel
I am not afraid
of your putrid pain
your triumph will be real
I can see you
ready to take flight
and become the precious man
you are in God' s sight
I can see you
flying high in the air
soaring far above
all that's trapped you here
I can see you
more beauty to give
the world will be better,
blessed, because you live
I can see you
what a gift you are to me
I delight in your soul
and all that I see...

Thank you and I love you...

For My Forever Friend

I followed you into my soul
and found what I was searching for
myself
I will be
eternally
grateful for your hand
and though
the path has been rocky
it was necessary
for me
to know
that no matter who loves
and no matter who leaves
I can stand alone
imperfectly
and be at peace
I needed this experience with you
to comprehend that
in the very core of my being
I have experienced an awakening,
a miracle.
I am full,
content
in need of nothing...
no one
and nothing
outside of me
needs to be
controlled
rearranged
or feared
I am free...

Meet Me

To My Forever Friend

Close your eyes
Drift away
Imagine our place
Far away
With rolling hill
Tree and pond
A field of oats
Just beyond
Relax and let
your pain slide
Release your stress
on the tire swing glide
Turn your face
Beautiful one
Towards the light
Towards the sun
Let it soak in
Let it renew
Let it become
Infused in you
Turn and look
Soar high above
Besides you flies
Me...your love
For a moment
For a season
Despite the distance
And the reason
We are here
Face to face
Wrapped up together
Safe in this place...