It’s not a symptom
of disrespect
or irreverence
to want America to be better,
but is instead of the purest love:
a love that wants
to carry
something even higher.
-L.M.G.
Category: poetry
Prayer
It’s pain,
more than a priest,
that teaches you
how to pray.
Universal
As long as
the sun warms our skin,
the flakes give it chill,
and the fire scars it,
it is the same.
Grace
Grace is just a word
until you really
need it,
and
peace is just a sentiment,
until you
don’t have it.
Why
We’ve never
just been
beings of
how,
but things
of why.
Danger
We’re warned
about the dangers
of the world —
the heat of fire,
the power of water,
the shifting weight of the wind —
but the world
has never,
never,
wounded me
like the dangers
in my heart.
Different
We all
want
love,
purpose,
good food,
and understanding,
yet we
somehow
manufacture
differences
between us.
