Just Like That

Oh how quickly the world comes crashing down on you in a twenty-four hour period. A few phone calls and financial obligations deplete all of you in just a flash. And like Job, I stand here watching it all perish. Hurting on the inside and my tears can wash away nothing, my thoughts can't change what is, and the mirror will never change the reflection of the sad face...

Doing What's Best

I have to do what I know best how to do when I don't know what to do. I write. When the ears are not there to listen and the voice can't place the words in the correct position and the mind can't formulate the thoughts into phrases. I write. My soul pours through my fingers, my thoughts stand bold in text form. I write. All my anger and frustrations, all my joys and accomplishments, and everything that captures me. I write. Today I don't know what to do. I don't know who to tell. I'm not certain of what I should say. I've played the songs, read the book and said the prayers. I've kept faith and planned ahead. And now I write...