*beeeeeeeep*
Hi.
It's me.
Ummm... Look.
I don't really know how to say this without sounding weird.
Frankly, it is weird.
But, sometimes just seeing you for a couple minutes makes my days a little better.
I don't get it because we don't even really talk that much,
But honestly
You just make me smile.
So thanks.
*click*
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I get these little moments of random theatrical inspiration. I don't quite get it, either. haha
Sunday, October 10, 2010
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
Random Bits of Poetry I Wrote
Taking things a little differently today. haha. Enjoy.
As the Sea to the Shore
Your line is impervious
to my attempts
to make you jealous for the affection
That I throw towards you
I am the waves, you the shore
I cast myself
Recklessly at your mercy
But you are unmoved
I retreat to my bed
And alone I stay
But I wait for you to come for me
The shore never ran to the sea
Guess
I am dressed in striking colors
But I have no need for dyes
I stand out from all the others
Of my kind, and catch your eyes
I dance each ev'ning and ev'ry morn
I am seen just by the sun
With every day I am reborn
Yet this life is only one
No woven cloth could be my glory
And wiser people have said
No costly garment match the beauty
In which I'm naturally arrayed
Just Asking
I don't know what I'm thinking or feeling
Maybe I'm just hurt or angry
Or something
It doesn't make much sense to me
I keep opening up to you
And still
You've hurt me too many times
For me to drop my guard
Even once more
If you are who you say you are
Then I'm just asking you one thing
Prove it.
Anxiety
I feel the loveless presence
Of a spirit I know too well
His arms are not comforting
Like a father or friend
His voice is shrill
And drowns out my thoughts
Till my mind is filled with nothing
But his ravings and rantings
He takes my hand
My heart begins to pound
As if trying to escape my chest
He puts his arms around me
My stomach turns
My breath is lost
There is no comfort in this embrace
I want only to be freed from it
So I stay awake in his clutches
Through the night
And I await the dawn
I know it will come
Just
Just as I breathe a sigh in peace
When I lie in bed at night
So the trees will give their leaves
And the birds take their last flights
Just as I wrap my coat around
To shield from biting winds
So the snow conceals the ground
And under ice, the branches bend
Just as I open windows up
To invite in the breeze
So the trees throw wide their buds
Revealing their flowers and leaves
Just as I seek the shade of trees
To hide away from heat
The clouds administer mercy to me
And hide the sun with rain
And just as seasons pass me by
And time spins on and on
I know so quickly goes my life
And and like the leaves, I'm gone
ACT I
The breezes cue the leaves to start their dance
The rains, the audience, clap their hands
The woods pantomime with a breath of wind
All sound hides in the storm's presence
I watch the scene behind a pane of glass
And as quickly as it came
It's onto the second act
Buzz
Buzzing, buzzing, buzzing
Like bees inside a hive
All this incessant buzzing
Is the soundtrack of our lives
Buzz
Your phone is ringing
Buzz
The TV's on
Buzz
The kids are screaming
But nobody's home
All poems © Smile Like You Mean It Publishing
As the Sea to the Shore
Your line is impervious
to my attempts
to make you jealous for the affection
That I throw towards you
I am the waves, you the shore
I cast myself
Recklessly at your mercy
But you are unmoved
I retreat to my bed
And alone I stay
But I wait for you to come for me
The shore never ran to the sea
Guess
I am dressed in striking colors
But I have no need for dyes
I stand out from all the others
Of my kind, and catch your eyes
I dance each ev'ning and ev'ry morn
I am seen just by the sun
With every day I am reborn
Yet this life is only one
No woven cloth could be my glory
And wiser people have said
No costly garment match the beauty
In which I'm naturally arrayed
Just Asking
I don't know what I'm thinking or feeling
Maybe I'm just hurt or angry
Or something
It doesn't make much sense to me
I keep opening up to you
And still
You've hurt me too many times
For me to drop my guard
Even once more
If you are who you say you are
Then I'm just asking you one thing
Prove it.
Anxiety
I feel the loveless presence
Of a spirit I know too well
His arms are not comforting
Like a father or friend
His voice is shrill
And drowns out my thoughts
Till my mind is filled with nothing
But his ravings and rantings
He takes my hand
My heart begins to pound
As if trying to escape my chest
He puts his arms around me
My stomach turns
My breath is lost
There is no comfort in this embrace
I want only to be freed from it
So I stay awake in his clutches
Through the night
And I await the dawn
I know it will come
Just
Just as I breathe a sigh in peace
When I lie in bed at night
So the trees will give their leaves
And the birds take their last flights
Just as I wrap my coat around
To shield from biting winds
So the snow conceals the ground
And under ice, the branches bend
Just as I open windows up
To invite in the breeze
So the trees throw wide their buds
Revealing their flowers and leaves
Just as I seek the shade of trees
To hide away from heat
The clouds administer mercy to me
And hide the sun with rain
And just as seasons pass me by
And time spins on and on
I know so quickly goes my life
And and like the leaves, I'm gone
ACT I
The breezes cue the leaves to start their dance
The rains, the audience, clap their hands
The woods pantomime with a breath of wind
All sound hides in the storm's presence
I watch the scene behind a pane of glass
And as quickly as it came
It's onto the second act
Buzz
Buzzing, buzzing, buzzing
Like bees inside a hive
All this incessant buzzing
Is the soundtrack of our lives
Buzz
Your phone is ringing
Buzz
The TV's on
Buzz
The kids are screaming
But nobody's home
All poems © Smile Like You Mean It Publishing
Saturday, October 2, 2010
Skies So Blue
This will be the first part of a series... I think... Who knows?
If you read my last blog, you know that I recently went through a breakup. Frankly, getting over that and moving on is a series of ups and downs. Some days I think about it entirely too much, to be honest. I look at all the negatives and try to wrestle with them and sort them into neat little compartments. I think that's part of the recovery process-- sorting your brain out.
In the midst of all the sorting-- a necessity for truly moving on-- you can get a little sad. Maybe a lot sad sometimes. But you can't let the sadness rule you because, the truth be told, this is an amazing life. Yeah, sometimes we have to go through hard things, but we've been given the option of not going alone. We can reach out for the Savior's hand and He'll walk with us through it.
And even though some things are painful they are truly for the best. I've realized that. I've found that in the midst of something that has hurt me, I've become more alive and more myself than ever before. There's a newness that pervades.
So... I'm going to share some things with you guys and I'm going to start it off with this song by The Rocket Summer. It's one of those songs that just makes you feel good and reminds you that each day is a beautiful gift.
I'm sorry I sound glad, but why always be so sad?
And I know sometimes I might feel alone, so broken, cold
But now I'll show that I know that the sky's such a sweet blue
You made this come true
My heart feels so new
It's now wonderful to see beautiful views
Like skies that are so blue.
If you read my last blog, you know that I recently went through a breakup. Frankly, getting over that and moving on is a series of ups and downs. Some days I think about it entirely too much, to be honest. I look at all the negatives and try to wrestle with them and sort them into neat little compartments. I think that's part of the recovery process-- sorting your brain out.
In the midst of all the sorting-- a necessity for truly moving on-- you can get a little sad. Maybe a lot sad sometimes. But you can't let the sadness rule you because, the truth be told, this is an amazing life. Yeah, sometimes we have to go through hard things, but we've been given the option of not going alone. We can reach out for the Savior's hand and He'll walk with us through it.
And even though some things are painful they are truly for the best. I've realized that. I've found that in the midst of something that has hurt me, I've become more alive and more myself than ever before. There's a newness that pervades.
So... I'm going to share some things with you guys and I'm going to start it off with this song by The Rocket Summer. It's one of those songs that just makes you feel good and reminds you that each day is a beautiful gift.
I'm sorry I sound glad, but why always be so sad?
And I know sometimes I might feel alone, so broken, cold
But now I'll show that I know that the sky's such a sweet blue
You made this come true
My heart feels so new
It's now wonderful to see beautiful views
Like skies that are so blue.
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