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Once Shy, Twice Bold

Once burned, twice shy, I cower, unable to muster the trust to stand; stand in front of your muzzle again -- that last shot was too close. I know you know what you're doing; (Annie Oakley, William Tell, did they kill t…
so he threw me a slide and it slipped onto my finger; he said, "nice catch, kid, now go cut some butter" (i felt my stomach start to flutter). with the guitar around my neck like a noose high up off the deck, swinging to…
I am a ghost I am a shadow I am invisible to you NOTICE ME I scream out like an unattended spoiled child. In screaming, I become ugly I would rather you love me But your pity would at least mean you acknowledge my existe…
I can't stand this love you give me. It burns me, and our God is a consuming fire. Thank you.
ah, a picture: a girl leaning back (she could be pretty) a blackened window her restless sigh: lips curl upward, show teeth in happiness eyes half-open, a haggard calm (but there is ghastly pain behind the smile on this …
dead lives unrest in peacein front of a headstone two hands dive into the grass reaching down from heaven the hands pass through the dirt (can't you just feel the soil?)you buried yourself let me draw you up from your gr…
aching after the blessings others have recieved... disappointed in myself for lying down when I should have been getting up... empty unfeeling cold lonely self-centered not an enjoyable beneficial Christian loving way to…
wasted my weekend wasted my love wasted my savior wasted my timelove my God ("if you love me, you'll obey my commandments") love my God?My God love. My God enough.
Karen I told you once how I loved your smile. Puzzled, you looked at me with questioning eyes Then smiled again. I cannot remember what you said, but I remember the light your eyes shined from inside And that is enoug…