[Personally I think it's my best poem ever. Enjoy!]
For a poet,
The beauty of the rainbow lies not in its colors,
For a poet,
Its beauty lies in the invisible dance between the breeze and light,
Which forms its shape and gives birth to its hues in misty sights.
For a poet,
The city is a jungle of wild, tall structures,
Beasts among smaller suburb rodents,
City windows: the butterflies upon a building's bark,
At night, dancing fireflies light the prairie roads.
A poet sees not the sun and moon,
But the sky's irises;
One golden, the other a silvery hue.
The ocean, for the poet, is not merely water,
But a mirror map for the sky,
Upon which i
Whatever Happened to God?
Whatever happened to God? I am, by no means, an atheist. I believe in God. I believe that there is an all-knowing, ever-lasting power that goes beyond you, me, the world, existence. However, these days, I find myself not remembering that as much anymore.
When I was younger, God consumed me. Every moment was filled with possibility, engorged with hope and magic. I believed that everything was connected, that moments of deja vu were precious reminders that coincidences were anything but coincidences. I believed that people came into your life to teach you wonderful things even if they left you crying. I believed ever