Shoulder Speak

     Don't you
     doubt?                                                   I
     Wonder?                                                   hear
     as you wander,                                                 a
     meandering alone                                               voice 
     life's, bramble                                          He
     strewn path,                                              calls  
     of faith?                                                      my
     Broken,                                                        name                                                    
     battered                                                 He
     stumbling,                                                calls
     bruised                                                        me-
     beaten.                                                        Beloved.

Crouching Doubt, Hidden Insecurity

These feelings,
swelling, growing,
deep,
inside me.
resentment,
anger,
loss,
jealousy.

Know it,
I do not,
feel it,
absolutely.
Question it?
Certainly.

When,
I ask,
does it
shift
from love,
into uncertainty
of love?

When,
does disrespect,
warrant,
resentment?
Is it jealousy,
or my reaction,
to a lack of respect?

Are these feelings
ever warranted?

I sit,
think,
and,
as always,
question.

Proximity alert

Today,
woke up, smiling.
Certain,
that you understood,
turning
your face, away-
perhaps, you
don’t.

The Road

My intentions,
are good-
aren’t they?
My Agenda,
what I want?
From you?
Me?
I don’t know.
but, my intentions,
are good-
That’s right.
But,
You have your,
Agenda,
your,
intentions, too.