Normal Things with Odd Feelings

like sending a text and waiting for a response
the reply and time to wait and see
making excuses and reasons it takes
so much longer, this wait starts to feel great
it's only a message, an answer to a question
but there's more to those words
and you hope and you cling
worried and nervous about such a simple thing
the stress that aligns with this odd feeling
makes you feel not so normal, but it's real all the same

8/29/2014 -- ALJ

With Me

As summer slows and fades to fall

I find myself here, contemplating it all

The life I want versus the life I lead

Not knowing yet what I truly need

My needs are met, that’s safe to say

But still I wonder more and more each day

What are the plans that you have in store?

What’s waiting just behind that door?

Each day I wake, open, and walk through

Ever looking for some guidance from you

To carry me safely down this winding path

As I reach for the happiness within my grasp

Lord, give me patience to find it soon

And never may I stumble too far from you

Within your arms, I choose to stay

Be with me now and each coming day

8/28/2014 – ALJ