The Wrinkles of a Man

I am a man;
A faulted, humbled, remorseful man.

My wrinkles are deep like rivers;

My wounds are deep like rivers.

I am a man.
A risen, happy, partnered man.

My wrinkles are scared and lasting;

My wounds are alive and lasting.

I am a man;
A hurting man.

Have You Ever

Have you ever wondered which hurts worst...

Saying something and wishing you hadn't? Or saying nothing and wishing you had? Sometimes the most important things to say are often times the hardest. Don't be afraid to tell someone you love them. If you do, they might break your heart. But if you dont, you might break theirs. Your heart decides whom it likes, and whom it doesn't. You can't tell your heart what to do. Your heart does things on its own, when you least suspect it, and even when you dont want it to. Have you ever wanted to love someone with everything you had, but that other person was too afraid to let you? Many of us stay walled up because we are too afraid to care too much, for fear that the other person does not care as much, or even at all. Have you ever denied your feelings for someone because your fear of rejection was too hard to handle? We tell lies when we are afraid. Afraid of what we dont know. Afraid of what others will think. Afraid of what will be found out about us. Every time we tell a lie the thing we fear grows stronger. Life is all about risks, and it requires you to jump from time to time. Dont be a person that has to look back and wonder what they would have had, or could have had. What would you do if every time you fell in love you had to say goodbye? People live, and people also die. Express love when love is felt. There really is nothing to lose.

Christmas

Twas the night before Christmas. He was so worried indeed.
So see such a man so cold and in need.
Ten yards down on the bench to the right.
He thought about whether to just pass or do right.
He thought about Christmas. It was his annual treat.
Not so for the cold man with not a thing on his feet.
He saw the man shiver the closer he got.
Then he remembered the things that Jesus had taught.
"Do unto others as you would have done unto you."
He began to see the world from this mans own view.
He thought about how often people must walk on by.
Look, shake their head and give a slight sigh.
He thought of how hard during Christmas it must be,
For the man to be happy to any degree.
So he had a decision one yard from the man.
To do something for him. To do all that he can.
"Excuse me sir, I see you laying there.
Your feet are without shoes. I have an extra pair.
Your clothes appear dirty. Here's my jacket, it's yours.
Lets get you cleaned up and in from outdoors."
And so they walked together. One hundred yards from the house.
Where the worried young man lived with his spouse.
He opened the door and sat the man on a chair.
He brought him some food and offered a prayer.
"Please let us give to those less fortunate than we.
So that we can understand what Christmas really means."
Giving and sharing what you have with others.
Christmas is the time where others are brothers.