more poetry

Choose

One side or the other

There is no middle ground

You’re building up the kingdom

Or you’re pulling it down

You can’t serve two masters

It’s either left or right

It’s bitter or it’s sweet

It’s darkness or it’s light

You’re either going uphill

Or else you’re going down

You can’t stay in the middle

There is no middle ground

You can’t stand still; it’s left

Or it’s right

You’re falling into darkness

Or rising into light

The world is in a battle

And now you must decide

It’s one side or the other

Pick now, there’s nowhere to hide

Pick one side or the other

There is no middle ground

You’re building up the kingdom

Or you’re pulling it down

Choose

Balance

I’m a princess

I’m a warrior

I’m a dragon

I’m a lamb

I’m a rock

I’m a bird

I’m a raincloud

I’m a sunbeam

I’m a peacock

I’m a pebble

Stop

If you don’t find balance,

You’re going to fall

If you keep wobbling

Tilting, swaying and stumbling

You’ll never make it across

Balance starts at the center

So set your center straight

And the rest will follow

I am a daughter of God

That is my center

And the rest will follow

Now breathe

Balance

And step

Gone

It’s gone, it’s over

Time to put it in the past

It’s not worth my tears

It won’t come back

But I can still wish

It’s My Choice

The heat and pressure will still remain

But the outcome is entirely up to me

I can let myself be crushed under the strain

Or become a diamond, shining brilliantly

It’s my choice

The wind will still blow, the rain will still fall

The storms will continue to pound

I can stand firm and strong, growing tall

Or let it beat me to the ground

It’s my choice

Trials and hardships will still come my way

Their existence can never simply cease

I can turn from the Lord and let the pain stay

Or turn to him and find joy and peace

It’s my choice

Look Up

Plodding along

Staring at one foot

Then the other

Step after step

Look up

Look beyond

Where will you end up?

Each step begins a journey

Where are yours taking you?

You can’t arrive until you decide

Stop stepping blindly

Look up

Look beyond

To where you journey ends

Perspective

You’re a mouse

Locked up tight

Caged in

Every turn is blocked

There’s no escape

Now take a step back

A cat lurks outside

Waiting, ever waiting

Blocked by that

Terrible, wonderful

Limiting, lifesaving

Cage

It’s all about perspective

You’re standing at a cliff’s edge

Something’s telling you to jump

You’re rooted to the spot

Gasping and trembling

Unsure, afraid

Now take a step back

There’s a ledge beneath you

With a path leading

Exactly to where you want to go

It’s all about perspective

Tragedy

It’s gone, it’s over

You’re falling

Sobbing

Asking why

Why did this have to happen

You don’t want to go on

Now take a step back

Wait

Something is coming

Something better

Than that which was lost

But unable to find you

Until the other was gone

It’s all about perspective

There’s one above

With full perspective

He sees all

Though you’re blind

Trust him

Because after all

It’s all about perspective

Push On

Those happy days

When laughter abounded

And smiles could not be suppressed

Every day brought some new thrill

And now it’s gone, it’s past

Visit, learn

But don’t linger

Live in today

And push on ahead

How could I have been so wrong

So stupid

Leaping without looking

Melting without a thought

For what tomorrow might bring

Put it in the past

Visit, learn

But don’t linger

Live in today

Look forward to tomorrow

And push on ahead

You Are Strong

The world is crashing down around me

My tears are threatening to drown me

Why is everything so wrong?

I’m not this strong

I’m so weak and small

While waves of trouble tower tall

I can’t do this; it’s all wrong

I’m not this strong

I’m on my knees

Father, listen to my pleas

It’s too hard, it’s all wrong

I’m not this strong

Then the light shines down like the sun on a seed

But I fight, pull away, and continue to plead

I can’t be calm, it’s all too wrong

I’m not this strong

Tears streak down my cheeks, but I let it in

It whispers peace, like a blanket on my skin

Speaking to my heart, a beautiful song

“You are strong”

And I promise, since that night, my whole life long

I’ll remember those words—I will be strong

Seasons of Change

Summer

A time for clear blue skies

Warm sunshine

Giving way to fall

A time for brightly colored leaves

Floating on the wind

In rides winter

A time for frost, ice and snow

A glittering, cold, white world

Melting into spring

A time for green buds

Gentle rain pattering, flowers bursting into bloom

Until summer marches in

Summer, fall, winter, spring

Each is dazzling in and of itself

Summer, fall, winter, spring

Life, death, and rebirth

Summer, fall, winter, spring

An eternal circle

A constant cycle

Summer, fall, winter, spring

The change is what makes them beautiful

Melting

I’m melting

Melting under your gaze

Your touch

Drowning in your smile

Your voice

Your words are a symphony

And I’m melting

Melting away