This twitch in eye when you spin your excuses

and this lingering itch 

when you insist 

it is all you have 

to give.

No breaks or hand off on the hardest days.
She rises early, just before the sun,
And quarrels softly with the stubborn moon.

Through exhausted haze, she puts on her face;
A layer of strength, a layer of care.
She’s wearing dual roles with a single stare.

I said goodbye to the secrets,

stories I told to cover your name.

I said goodbye to your taunting,

words that kept me covered in shame.

I said goodbye to your raised hand,

the anger, the furry, the pain.

I said goodbye to all your lies,

your rhetoric, covert disdain.

I said goodbye to wasted time,

those years of your frivolous game.

I said goodbye to misery,

And all your constant, selfish gain. 

I said goodbye to brokenness

and cheeks discolored of tear stain.

I said goodbye to all of it…

…and then I even changed my name.

Let me tell you

About a

Boy that

Exceeds all your

Lazy attempts at a

Smile.

All eyes

Rummage through

Every move he makes.

But

Each simpleminded

Assumption

Underestimates

This

Incredible mind and

Further

Unfurls the beauty of his

Label.

Tell me that the greatest remains,

then tell me that I am insane.

Quote to me those red letter words,

then tell me I am low as dirt.

Say that there is hope for my soul,

but there’s no room at the table.

Explain the free gift of His grace,

but then rebuke me just in case.

Define repentance and rescue,

Then claim there’s no room on your pew.

Distractions of every kind.

Discussions that divert the mind.

Choose your battle and pick your fight.

Shift to the left, step to the right.

See, one will rise and one will fall,

But there is One that rules them all. 

For days he stirred his dark concoction. The smell singed my nose; the images stung my eyes. Those days turned into years. Each ingredient added was steeped in secrecy and enhanced the power of his brew.

Then the key ingredient—one that would bind it all together. He whisked in one last dash of fear and a final pinch of hate. Then he grabbed my heart and squeezed; extracting every last drop of delicacy.

I slowly melted into his pot. He stirred violently, intending to reduce me to nothing. With the heat of his anger and the scalding of his words, he sought to burn away every trace of courage and every ounce of strength.

He reduced me to a simmer and walked away, unaware that my essence was marinating in the elements of my own determination. Unknowingly, he was preparing an entire spread that was doubling my resolve and thickening my purpose.

He set his table; each piece placed with careful precision, polished with rich anticipation. And when he finally sat down to finish me off, he found himself feasting on a meal of his own heart.

 

 

Ashen skies

Heavy clouds

Haunting cries

Raining down

Give me wings to fly.

Give me aerial views.

Help me see like you.

Help me love like you do.

 

 

Girl with a spirit unbreakable.

She’s headstrong, fierce, and untamable.

 

Electric courage fuels fiery will.

Every obstacle a chilling thrill.

 

Emerald eyes carry stories of gold.

Wild hair reveals secrets untold.

 

Try to curb her with your upper hand.

Command her with repulsive demands.

 

Cage up her beauty, and clip her wings.

Control her like a puppet on strings.

 

Bind up her freedom, then break her down. 

Attack her kingdom and crush her crown.

 

She’s the bounce back girl with a steel mind.

She gets back up, every…single…time.

 

She’s the bounce back girl, with tender heart.

This treasure within, she will not part.

 

She’s the bounce back girl, with deadened stare.

She will turn her back without a care.

 

She’s the bounce back girl with velvet touch.

This hope she holds was never too much.

 

She’s the bounce back girl, still wild and free.

Come see her dancing in fields of green.

 

From chains that bound her and fed her lies,

To truth that opens heart and eyes.

 

This love can no longer be contained.

Her freedom was never yours to take.

 

With thoughts untethered and soul ablaze,

Anointed in pure beauty and grace.

 

Her story woven, secrets defined.

Crowned again with a love so divine. 

 

Girl with a spirit unbreakable,

She’s headstrong, fierce, and untamable.