Poetry, short prose, & general musings.
What if dared to dream
These big dreams racing through my brain
I let down my walls
My barrier to entry
To feel the joy that would be
Those dreams realized
The risk-reward is skewed
A see-saw of what I’m doing right
Or wrong.
When is my safety keeping me safe
Or keeping me stuck?
The higher I climb
The harder the crash
It takes my breath away.
A cocktail of excitement and fear
Living is intoxicating.
Sometimes it aches so intensely
I feel I will die
And it isn’t scary
Because the longing in my belly
To touch you
Kiss your cheeks
Lace your fingers through mine
The dread of a repeated realization
That you are truly gone forever
Is too much to bear
Almost
For I am still here
Holding this burden of grief
Of times long past
When our days intertwined
And the warmth of our bodies
Created a gift
That will never be returned.
If I am truly free
To access the most inner part of me
The most ugly & beautiful
Elements will arise
I must commit to humbly apologize
For the ugly
And never ever apologize
For the beautiful
Though it’s probable
Few may understand her
Fear is now my only obstacle.
The walls around us crack
The ground quakes beneath us
Doubts greet us afresh
But what would it mean
If every day was easy?
Our choice to love again
And again
Is one thing the world needs-
To see how God loves.
It’s a blurry & broken picture
But a glimpse nonetheless
Of how He pursues us.
How he changes us
To be more like Him.
May the morning bring another encore
Of you and I
Choosing to see the good & beautiful
In our covenant of forever.
Kacie B. Sharpe 