Month: July 2016

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A Question of Trust

“Trust takes years to build, seconds to break, and forever to repair.” ~Anonymous I don’t trust very many people, and even the ones I do trust I don’t trust completely. I call that kind of trust “trusting with your life” trust, and that’s reserved for less than a handful of people, which is how it … Continue reading A Question of Trust

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Love Them Like Jesus

“Loveless and cold, with your last breath you saved my soul. You smiled at me like Jesus to a child.” (Jesus to a Child) ~George Michael I remember a story about Jesus taking out his aggression on the moneylenders who were turning the temple of God into a marketplace. He supposedly overturned tables and used … Continue reading Love Them Like Jesus

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This Impressive Instant

These windows let in light Sparkling sunshine through glass Sparking prisms on the floor They shiver in their frames Water streaked by morning dew Forming striated patterns Waiting for afternoon daylight To welcome in the shadows Painting corners of the room With shades and tones in turn This thick, bottle brushed glass Unwieldy from the … Continue reading This Impressive Instant

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Black Friends

“It’s hard for me to make black friends.” I saw this on my Facebook newsfeed today, but it’s always been just as true for me. For those of you who don’t know me, who are reading my blog for the first time, I am black. I say this because I think it matters in the … Continue reading Black Friends