I'm in the trenches.
I'm hiding out. I'm not running.

I'm standing still. I'm waiting.
Waiting until it's safe.

I'm being patient, but I'm not patient.

I'm waiting for word. I don't want to get hit again.
It's hurting too much to keep taking it.

I'm not going to run, or even stand up anymore.

I'll just stay here for now.
I'll keep my head down.

I admit, I've had enough.

My faith remains in tact.

Flower exposes itself in weakness and vulnerability.
Fragile and defenseless, yet uninhabited and giving.
Teach me the way of Trust.

Who I AM has nothing to do with who I want to be.
No longer an image, now I AM a solid force.

You are the highest limb, I watch you everyday.
Even when the wind and the rain batter you, you persist and pervail.

You are the perfect beauty of shadow and light, yet you go by unnoticed.

You reach upward pulling, stretching, effortlessly.
You are not competitive, though you are the most high, but always inspirational.

You point to the path from earth to heaven.

You never stop growing, never stop glowing.
Your Love is never ending.

My need to love you more and more

never ends yet is always satisfied.

Though you cannot be consumed, you

always fill my compelling desire.

Perfect Timing

How can I want this? He gives what He wants for me.
If He does not give it, then I shall not want it.
If He does not want this for me, then He will not give it. I do not want what He does not give.

To want more is to know trouble.