The Fall

The Fall She reached she couldn’t help it his words were so true so very obviously true  so lined with beckoning truth  aligned with all she wanted to be true compelling enough to wedge doubt into her heart  like a splintering and a breaking Her first love had lied surely he had lied surely this…

I Wish I Could Have Said Thank You in the Dark

I wish I could have said thank you in the dark

It would have been more heroic 

I wish I could have stood my ground in courage

and planted my feet, fearless in the fog

Instead, I fell long and deep and slow…

A New Life

Something died

and fell long 

and slow and deep

into darkness…

Falling…

Chapter Five Falling…   ‘The people walking in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of deep darkness a light has dawned.’ Isaiah 9:2 How do I look this child in the face and tell her everything is going to be okay when the reality all around her says it’s…