Poems
The Crack
I sat alone and I cried
Wounded by my pride
For hours I accessed my struggles
I thought maybe, off this ledge I could fly
I wondered, when will the birds fly by
Taking with them my share of the pie
I asked God, "why me?"
Deeply, I sighed
I stood there, for a while
Thinking
I don't need handouts
I don't need a cheer from the crowd
I just need an open door
An open window will do
A crack, maybe
I just need a breakthrough
Every road ends with a sign marked "closed"
But I refuse to give up
Like Jacob, Lord
"I won't let you go until you bless me"
I have much to accomplish
I can't lose hope, though I am weak
You said: "ask and it shall be given" therefore, I will receive
So this must be your test
To see how well I cope, to see if I believe
Dear God:
"I no longer ask for an open door
A simple crack in the ceiling or the floor
Springing hope
Like water from the well
Nurtured
Until it blossoms, fully grown
This cross I bear, it's weighing me down
Send a sign Lord, a spark in the dark
So I know I am not alone
With you, there is hope
A crack in the ceiling or the floor
Means there is a way out
And off this ledge, I will fly no more."
- Charmaine Wallace
Damn you
The pain and anger I now feel
Numbs my very being
How could you hurt me so much
And then pretend I am to blame?
You walk around with no remorse
Never one day expressing regret
Your words and action have inflicted scars
Too deep for many to see
Leaving wounds only God can heal
Yes, I once loved you with all my heart
But your actions certainly caused distrust
If only you knew how much I cared
You would not have defied my trust.
- Donette Gilling
Always...
When I said always
I meant it down to
My core
That you belonged
To a place
Enveloped deep
Within my soul
A place where
Only you could
Reside
The place where
On desolate nights
I can retrieve the smile
Twinkling eyes
Of the boy whom
I loved
And will
Always ...
- Livi Rey
I don't believe the heavens lie
I don't believe the heavens lie except when a cloud pretends to cry
When day dawning looks like night
And when night and day begins to fight
I don't believe the heavens lie except when a star comes out at day and stars come out at night
When the dullest star gives the most light
And the brightest stars are satellites
I don't believe the heavens lie except when the moon gives light it doesn't own
When the east and the west sky has a different tone
And earth in the galaxy pretends to be alone
I don't believe the heavens lie except when a shooting star plays hide and seek
When thunder breaks the silent sky that pretends it cannot speak
I don't believe the heavens lie except at dawn when the sun suddenly arrives
And then at night when we need it most
It slowly pretends to die
I don't believe the heavens lie out rightly to the earth beneath
I just think it hides the truths that make mystery immensely sweet.
- Jonathan Bailey