Stay Away

   I’m frightened. Like a caged rabbit, scared
of the giants coming towards me. Who is it? Are
they my friend? Why is it so big? I’m too small.
Too young.Why does it keep coming? It keeps 
getting faster and closer and faster and closer! 
Please stay back! Just go away for a little while!
I want to play a little more. I want to stay where 
I have been all my life. I want to always know 
where I am and who I am around. But then, what if
this big giant is not a cruel one, but a protector?
To give me a good home and a warm bed. I want to 
make new friends and new discoveries. See new 
places. I want to be amazed and be free. But I’ve
been in this cage all my life. I know this place. 
It is familiar. The sites, noises, smells. Every 
sensation is a familiar one. But what if I can 
experience completely new sensations? Will they be
pleasant ones? Will they be harmful ones? I don’t 
know who you are. I want to know. I need to know! 
Please just stay away for a little longer.

One Day

I wake up in the morning
And kiss his scruffly face,
Smell the roses that he gave me
The ones in the pretty vase.
I read the card that he wrote,
"Thanxs for being mine."
And "You'll always be 
my special Valentine."
I go to make him breakfast
But it's already been done.
I sit down by the window
And watch the rising sun.
I sit silently in wonder
And listen to a wren.
I quietly hum our song.
He comes to join me then.
He asks me if I saw
The food he had made.
Then he sings our song
In a special serenade.
While I listen to him sing
I almost start to cry.
I think over past years;
My how time does fly.
We've been married ten years now.
We have children of our own.
He says, "Ever since I met you
I've never felt alone."
I thank God for all the birds,
The lovely roses too.
But, most of all, Darling, 
I thank the Lord for you.

Beautiful Poison

I could not see
For the gold in my eyes.
So, I give you this treasure:
A snare in disguise.
Its beauty immense,
As deep as the sea.
But, to race holding oceans,
Too heavy for me.
I run for the prize.
I reach for the goal.
I race with my body, 
My heart, mind, and soul.
Lord, loose these chains!
Set my heart free!
And take not in part, 
but take all of me.
I want to know love,
The warmth of a hand.
But Your hand, oh God,
Not that of a man.
In your perfect time
And in your perfect will,
I will find my love.
‘Till then, hold me still.
I’ve given my heart.
It’s no longer mine. 
Retrieve it, oh Lord.
Conform it to thine.