Chasing Emptiness

Towing has taken it's toll.
Demands made on high.
Tugging till my heart is numb.
Don't have pity, I understand.

Always trying to find the black,
Scarlett on my brow.
Worked hard for only bones.
Crushed like Sonic ice.

Caesar don't take vacations.
Always getting his royal.
Only payback is empty metals.
Don't forget death or homeless.

Gaskets blown.
Get in line.
World is in a whirl.
I take another ride.

Master calling wanting his green.
Don't worry you'll get your loot.
Living on white bread will make us both fat.
I'll keep nesting.

There is no sandman.
Idols are dead.
Your not my fetish.
You hold no value.

Quit taunting him.
I will not waver.
No longer a victim
Stop toiling with me.

I'm done chasing wind.
Never satisfied.
I will feast at my fathers table.
All I need is him.

Veil Of Shame Lifted

I fell upon my knees,

no longer worthy of your grace.

Why do you make me feel this way?

I gave you all I had.

I did all I could,

it wasn't good enough.

I thought you had tossed me aside,

but here I am.

Why keep me?

I have failed.

You whispered to me,

but I didn't hear.

You told me,

but I was not near.

Finally I heard your screams.

Heartfelt, I listen.

It was my last chance.

There it was shame,
What?
You didn't cause it?
I had it all wrong!

Self-inflicted and evil,

used as a tool.

I wasn't to blame,

nor were you..
Played as a fool,
cunning at his trade.
Had my heart in his vice.

Should have known,
there is no tree of shame.

Trapped like a caged animal,
wounded but whole,
you released me.

Trampled and down hearted,
you caused him to leave me.

But you picked me up.

You took me under your pinions,

lifted me back up

and set me high.

This guilt was not from you.

You love me.

And I love you.

Thank you,

Jehovah.

Thank you.

Who Do You Trust? by Lacey Shanks

Leaders standing tall,
making choices that cause others to fall.

Makes me feel ill,
do they not feel.

Broken they promise repair,
bullet wounds only compare.

Trust given to man,
undeserving is their hand.

Damage not yet done,
I have had enough.

My hope lye with the one like no other,
I'm putting my trust with another.