We're All Thieves

Oh, how it seems

That we're all thieves

We betray love

And steal her dreams

We creep in when

She is dead asleep

We're self absorbed

And hopeless beings

When lights go out

We know it's time

To sneak inside

Commit our crime

I act as though

This gift is mine

Each time I feel

I've crossed the line

But still I go

With its closed eyes

And pull and tug

A million tries

So nonchalant

We wear our ties

I hide my face

Our lives just lies

Please keep them closed

I'll turn the keys

Oh, how it seems

That we're all thieves

We steal what's ours

Though they're her dreams

We take her thoughts

Yes, we're all thieves

Let Love be Without Hypocrisy

Your love is hypocritical

You act as though you sacrifice

Your problem is stereotypical

We all are going to pay the price

For love will never seek its own

It strives to bless the one it knows

And in the end we'll reap what's sown

I'll give up all and not for show

And love will never let you down

For by its nature it cannot fail

When what's desired is finally found

Then perfect love won't be prevailed

Oh love! Where will I find a place

My heart aches from you filling me

I'd be content with just a taste

A sip of you is all I need

Sharing in Christ

LIke breathing in an empty space

So unfulfilling , I feel abused

And like a light that isn't real

Deceived, I've been made so confused

I hear a voice inside my head

Against the things by which I've sworn

That judging others is not my god

But grace abounds and so much more

A struggle still to see the world

As sheep who all have gone astray

Just as I also once was lost

A promise fulfilled on that day

And though I am already saved

And though his glory I already share

The crown I long for must be won

His cross, his yoke, I still must bare

Safe Insecurities and Superficial Dreams

I found this poem that I wrote nearly 2 years ago. It seems I was probably bitter and angry when I wrote it haha. The next poem I post will be happy, I swear :)

She runs around in her own world

Thinking the problems will fade away

But cold and alone, the pain comes back

And steals the joy she thought she had

But joy is found when life is not known

When ends aren't found without a fight

The blueprints aren't completely done

But just have faith in what is known

You keep your mind on your safety

Not knowing that you're acting a fool

There is no joy when all is seen

There's no surprise, there's no hoping

So just keep on, let loose your dreams

Screw it all for bored safety

Assured of outer happiness

You've lost adventure and lost your joy

I can't convince you, soon you'll learn

You've thrown your joy down to the sharks

They're ravished, now they're filled with dreams

So forget me, forget my love

The wolves will find me where I am

I'll meet them out, they'll be surprised

So afraid and so alone

My courage brings life to my eyes

A fire ablaze inside my heart

To do what's right, so unexpected

But love is a risk that none should miss

A fight to end in total bliss

So jump the bridge and leave no tracks

Our demons follow wherever we go

I'm so oppressed, yet so at peace

So in this war I find myself

I trust my mind through emotions

I know reason has perfect rhyme

You're stuck in outer appearances

And think this will reshape your life

Passion and love will fuel my faith

I fight for life and risk my all

"But don't be scared," I tell myself

"You're not alone, you're not alone"

For out there's one who's life is lost

Who will risk it all and follow me

Soon, I hope, you're hand I'll grab

We'll take the wolves all by surprise

Stay there in your whimsical thoughts

They'll never be as real as me

Goodbye to safe insecurities

Goodbye to superficial dreams

I'm romanced by the thought of risk

A dreamer who might lose it all

You say that you're a dreamer too

Your actions tell me otherwise

So prove it not only to me

But to yourself, you're lost, so lost

You're used to boring, average life

So be abnormal, use your mind

Your goal is lost amongst the mass

You're just like every other person

Afraid of risk, of the unknown

And so your life will have no joy

Sweet girl, sweet love, sweet bone of mine

You're lost and so I'm leaving you

Goodbye to safe insecurities

Goodbye to superficial dreams

There Is

There's beauty in each day

Enough to sweep my heart away

There's hope in every storm

A silent prayer, the purest form

There's truth beneath our skin

If we'd just search, it lies within

There's light, before unseen

It's just a step ahead of me

There's love still all alone

Our actions reap what has been sown

There's pain as sure as hell

Whose caldron makes a wicked spell

There's healing if you're sick

A seed of faith mends broken sticks

There's peace if we'd be still

Whose rest and strength will keep us filled

Like a Bird in a Cage with an Open Door

Run for cover, the war is waged

We're weighed to err, we're trapped and caged

For years, enslaved by fear, unrest

Like birds in cages, we're so oppressed

We're used to limits, locks, and bars

Forgetting about the moon and stars

And when the cage is left unlocked

And when the door has not been blocked

Our chance to leave has finally come

Our hearts start beating like a drum

Escape to freedom, we fear unknown

And so our chance is close to blown

To taste the air, to feel the sky

Or to be still with lifeless eyes

Our hope for joy is surely gone

Bound to this cage, this must be wrong

Empty Space

With quiet words I lead you in

Through light and dark, through smooth and rough

And slow, like sap, beneath my skin

The empty space will call my bluff

A twirl of bright spots, black behind

Each relapse brings new hues of light

But still that one star shines so kind

You pull away with all your might

Distance shores I wish I'd find

Unexplored by more than space

Like planets show my fate's aligned

Your eyes are lost without a trace

Each move you make could be your last

The black won't forgive, watch your step

Goodbye, my love, my air will pass

I look around, there's nothing left