Waiting in the afternoon
For her sun to rise.
Imagining those Texan sunbeams
Across her waking Texan eyes.

And hearing her voice,
Her laughter glows,
Warming me from the soul out,
The life in me, reborn, grows.

And crossing the ocean,
Strings of care,
Intertwined with worry,
When the other's not there.

And losing connection,
At the worst time,
When exchanged words are brightest,
Interference steals rhythm and rhyme.

And wishing her goodnight,
Whoever tires first,
Never wishes to admit it,
As we treasure every word.

And the most precious gemstone,
Couldn't half compare,
With the chill that rocked my heart,
As I drew her perfect stare.

And falling into sleep,
Smiling as I do,
As my dreams are filled always,
With the beauty that is you.

To die,
To fall,
To lose,
In an act of,
Life-giving,
Spirit lifting,
Victory,
Is simply,
Nonsensical,
And yet,
Perfect,
Completely,
Irrational,
And yet,
Thought out,
And so,
Incomprehensible,
With human mind,
But absolutely,
And definitely,
The right thing to do,
Because God loved the world so much,
He would let his own creation,
Take his only son from him,
To save his creation,
From the hands of evil.

And the best thing?
The most amazing and inconceivable thing of all,
Is that he did it for all mankind.

Athiest
Agnostic
Christian
Jew
Muslim
Sikh
Hindu
Buddhi­st
Black
White
Straight
Gay
Lesbian
Bisexual
Asexual
Boy
Girl
Big­ender
Transgender
Agender
Young
Old
Kind
Cruel
Happy
Sad
Rich
Poo­r
Healthy
Ill
Free
Enslaved
Safe
Afraid
Intelligent
Stupid
Deaf
B­lind
Disabled
Handicapped
Single
Taken
Married
Divorced
Remarried­
Widowed
Lost
Found
Persecuted
Persecutor
Murderer
Self-harmer
Su­icidal
Unloved
Adored
Popular
Ignored
Beautiful
Ugly
Guilty
Innoc­ent
Outcast
Desperate
Autistic
Bulimic
Alcoholic
Bipolar
Addict
D­yslexic
Anorexic
Schizophrenic
SAVED

Every single human being ever born is saved.

The gentle whir of a dehumidifier,
In a darkened room,
The muffled beats of a playlist,
In a darkened room,
The light glares from a laptop,
In a darkened room,
One curtain drawn, the other caught on the corner of a chest of drawers,
In a darkened room,
A triangle of light on the door,
In a darkened room,
A limp hand dangles from the bed,
In a darkened room,
And a broken soul sleeps as one,
In a darkened room.

Blood, Lungs and Alcohol
Addiction, Hell and Help
How much more
Can Aidan take
Before he decides to die?

Live a little;
You'll be surprised

Only ONE wish?
Oh, how *terrible.

I'm here
Watching you fix your tie
With the grace of a clumsy seal
Who got drunk
On the verge of tomorrow
And the brink of today

I'm here
Watching you stride out
With the hopefulness of a child at Christmas
Who won't go to sleep
For Santa will arrive
At midnight

I'm here
Watching you speak to the crowd
With the confidence of a frightened duckling
Who were recently hatched
Out of an egg
And into the light

Diego,
Tell me your secret,
How you make her smile even when you sleep,
So effortless you are,
In bringing her happiness.

Diego,
Show me how,
You gained her affection,
So long before I even knew her or you,
Your black and white fur,
Stole her delighted eyes.

Diego,
Aren't we the same?
All we want is her company and kind words,
To see her every day,
To know that she cares.

Diego,
It's not fair is it?
You have a natural advantage I can't compete with,
You're a cat,
An extremely cute cat.

I mean,
How am I supposed to beat that?