Prayer to the Father

Girl I’ve been thinking of us and all we could be

The life to come and the memories we could see

So I’ll take this night and whisper my plea

To your father and redeemer, please hear me, my king;

Should I marry this princess

Should I make her my whole world

Should I make our lives one and give this a whirl

Should I bless her with eternity for the rest of her life

Should I make her my lovely, my beloved, my wife

Girl I’ve been prayin about us and all we can be

Our life about to come and the memories that’ll be

I must pray to ask the father of my bride soon to be

Your daddy, an angel, please hear me this eve’

Can I marry your princess

Can I have your whole world

Can I make our lives one, and give it a whirl

Can I bless her with eternity for the rest of her life

Can I make your daughter my lovely, my beloved, my wife.

Please, I beg to have your princess, to make her my queen.

Can I gain your love and understanding,

Along with your blessing

Can I marry your princess

Butterflies

I love you
You see, those words can only go for awhile

and I can only run so far

I need to show you
but i cant and

I need your eyes to touch my lips

Your hands to feel my heart

Your voice nearly mocks me

the Tear stains and red calendar Xs

But then...
that smile..oh that smile and

The sparkle reaches out for your eyes

And suddenly I'm glowing and I cant help

But I help but to say it and when I say it

What I really mean to say is;

There are these knots.

These knots in my chest, heavy and I cant breathe s-l-o-w-l-y

I fill my lungs and the butterflies flood

the airway and..

So I laugh, because it tickles.

You see, what I truly mean is that… that they’re

Fuzzy. And they have wings and antennae and

FEELINGS

And I try to say it before the

Blood leaks onto my cheeks and the ivory fades away

And then you say those three words back and...

Butterflies!!

Jammed. In that place they’d just been and…

 flutter.

The blood, yes the blood has stained my cheeks,

And when I REALLY mean from all this banter is…

And those bugs, they feel so heavy and

my chest feels too light.

Too small for all that clutter.

My heart is claustrophobic

and wants oxygen way too soon.

And all they say is that I’m falling, falling so hard

But I feel like im…

Flying!

and those are clouds and stars and and…more…

Fluttering.

But honestly, im scared of heights

So there, ill just jump.

Ill jump closer…

Close enough to see that green flake you don’t see

And the stubbled chin. …

And I breathe this time

and I breathe YOU in.

and what I mean is…

I cant just look, I finally need to see.

See him.

Understand why even the sunglasses hurt my eyes

When he stands there and shines…

My CHEST might collapse

And my fingers feel cold

And there’s an earthquake surrounding my body and it's getting old

…Three words…

they pass through my trembling lips,

I see them float off yours.

And when I say those letters, harmonizing letters

Im talking about those butterflies.

When I say those three words;

I love you.

Just remember….. all I really mean is…

butterflies.

Come Walk with Me

The world was small and so were we

Spilled cheerios and jam faces

I stood for my brother and he told me,

Come walk to me

Related to him, laughing with him, life with him

The world grew into me and I grew into the world

Skinned knees but a happy face

I held my daddy’s strong hand and he told me,

Come walk near me

Protected by him, loved by him, only with him.

High school was my world and I felt so big.

Lustful drama and masked faces

I fell for him and he didn’t help me stand, he said

Come walk behind me

Hidden after him, scared of him, life with him.

The world became mean and I felt so small

Broken heart and tear streaked face

I knelt to pray and He said

Come walk with me

Shining through Him, renewed in Him, Life through Him.

My world was bright, and I was finally just fine

Mended heart, I found the missing half

And he knelt in front of me when he asked;

To Come walk beside him

Wear white with him, create life with him, spend eternity with him.