7/30
An Acrostic
Skin, skin, everywhere
Keeps me warm from the soles of my feet to the ends of my hair
Even though my skin is thin, it keeps me protected
Layers upon layers my skeleton moves me, brain directed
Every which way connected by tendons and such
Touch me wrong, I just may break and require a crutch
Organisms and bones make me all that I am, healthy or sick
No matter how many times I break the count is still 206!
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8/30
Ode to My Skeleton
Oh my skeleton you bring me joy
and the ability
to glide and move and dance
with elegance
no matter the pain my joints may give
you hold me altogether
my strong and sturdy skeleton.
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I took myself on a getaway
Hopped in my car and drove the highway
Floated on the waterway
Sat watching the waves from the bay
Soaked in all the sun rays
I could that day.
prime colors
cool breezes
falling leaves
shed skin
it's a new discovery
that we sometime miss
we have for too long
let others rob us and
then dismiss us
not even taking the time
to understand
but what's worse is
we have deprived
ourselves of knowing ourselves
this season has brought about
a painful
uncomfortable change
yet when looking back
I still realize I've come a long way
and tomorrow, tomorrow is
a brand new day.
Hope has teammates
a posse even if you will
and they are not always
grouped together riding into view
but trust and believe they're on the way
to rescue, comfort and fight for you
hope is very much alive
and she might well be an illusion
seeming like she's just out of reach
somewhat hard to grasp
but she's powerful, positive and poised
and time will bring all the good to pass
faith will ride in like a mighty wind
and dry your tears
while blasting your fears
charity will comfort you with
the strength of self worth and love
and Jesus himself will watch you from above.
A simple moment of turmoil
rolled us into a day, a week , a month and a year
of darkness
where no one hears our words
because they've been deceived
by a miserable, unhappy soul
we dream
we cry
we ask in prayer
for strength to climb
out and over into the brilliant
existence that has been promised us
and then one day it happens
an angel crosses our path
delivering the morsel
that is needed to empower
uplift and free us from the
stronghold of everything dark
