Bad Dream

In dreams we often see the light

Where future times seem very bright

And joy will fill our soul with hope

To wake up happy and cease to mope

Yet at times dreams do us betray

And fill our minds with disarray  

Lies and deceit, not showing what’s true

To wake up sad, negative feelings accrue

Though reality seems to take the reigns

When daylight breaks unconscious chains

But still it lingers back in your mind

Could that really happen? Have I been blind?

Unless you fight to rid the smut

And remove the pit within your gut

The evil will grow and drive you mad

So forget about it and don’t be sad!

Waves

Alas the waves that crash on me
Foretell a future I can see

Of rounded edges and smoother sand
Each time I hear the tide at hand

All waves begin a clean slate
To start anew, and decide my fate

Yet I'll continue to disrupt the pure
Every step I take, I am sure

But waves will continue to come in
Each time a new life to begin

Love You Forever

Past months proved tough, extremely hard to bear

A cancerous rage, no, this can’t be fair

To see one so great, slowly fade away

Before we’re ready, we want her to stay

Blessed by her loving, sweet, and tender care

A battle courageous, but now she’s gone

Returning to God, her memory lives on

Touched the lives of many, gave selflessly

Our mother, friend, rock of our family

Never forgotten. Love you forever, Mom!

-Dedicated to Pat Barton, whom we lost too soon.

Today is a sad day, as the mother of my good friends (Kirk, Mason and Gina) passed on to the next life after a hard battle with cancer. Her memory lives on in them and their goodness. I was honored to have known Pat in this life. She will be accepted with open arms by millions heaven, especially the arms of our Savior and Heavenly Father. I wrote this in memory of her and her kids. Love you Barton family. Love you Pat.

One Foot In and One Foot Out

I probably thought it possible
Rather easy for me to do
To live a life of probability
Not choosing a side fully true

Of God, of Mammon, of many things
I didn't think it a grave sin
Just to live a life I thought best
Not allowing my life to begin

For I was stuck, It may be despair
Not understanding my purpose
Not exactly happy, not exactly depressed
This twilight seems not just

Yet still I continued onward
Thinking I'd find a truer path
I let myself taste good and bad
Thinking not of God's eternal wrath

Then grief, pain and agony came
Lost in my current blinded state
A decision needed to be made
And enter into the right gate

Truth won't come to those that balance
The gospel, sin, faith and doubt
And continue to live a confused life
With one foot in, and one foot out

This Pit I've Sown

It's a day to cheer

No longer fear

Of where your life has led

To be free of pain

So much to gain

Rediscover the life you fled

Your feet you found

Stuck in the ground

Not wanting to go on

For the path you had

Slowly turned bad

The good life now is gone

Yet Christ was there

With a sincere prayer

To help you out that pit

Though hands your own

Dug this pit you've sown

The path back He always lit

For now you've seen

On who to lean

To once again feel free

Christ is always here

Forgiveness near

It's now time to be happy

It Mattereth Not

Your rants and disbelief have made me think

But in the end made my heart sink

As I know the truth to be so clear

Though it’s hard for you to feel He’s near

But still I wish to spread the grace

And make our bond a safe place

So when the eternities it is you fear

I hope towards light you’ll want to veer

For in the end we’ll stand side by side

Both in our sins, good works and pride

When our Savior will take us in his care

And all our doubts will no longer snare

So my dear brother this is my plea

For your blinded eyes to truly see

That God is good, and God is true

And no matter what will always love you!

Silence

You can whistle while you work

Put your shoulder down without a shirk

And sing the song that gets you through the day

Yet the stubborn vice whose verse

Has damned my way which is cursed

And left me all alone in disarray

For no sweet tune seems to find

Its path to my soul or mind

And has left me with nothing more to hear

I would love to know your song

In hope's that soon I will belong

It's the lonely silence I'll sadly always fear

Enter Into The Mundane

You've waited to see what light would come

Pushed, struggled, awaited and sung

That all you’ve ever sought was near

But found a forlorn bareness here

A stagnant grasp that blurs your eyes

A sickness that infests the now

To then leave you questioning how

The dull day decides your demise

And life seems to ignore your cries

Yet still it doesn’t stop your stride

To stand up strong and keep your pride

And face each day with routine new

Your tested faith and hope holds true

But it matters not how tall you stand

Since all the days still feel the same

Your desire unmet, this is your bane

A grey, old, mundane path so bland

This course you’ll never understand