What to do with
All the bits and
Pieces that
Used to be
There but
Are not
Not quite ghosts but
Haunting all
The same
Remnants
Splintered
Splinters
Splintered
Separate
Solitary
Single
Confined
Alone
Echo chambers
(of our own making)
Filled with splinters
(an algorithmic atrocity)
Toothpick and marshmallow statues to our stupidity
(gullibility)
Comfortingly childish but
Rickety
Spastic
(and uselessly sweet/indignant/righteous/mad)
The common glue
That once held
Has
All
Dried
Up
Your playlist is so
Different
(from mine)
Will we every sing
The same song
Again
Malcontents
The leech has two daughters. ‘Give! Give!’ they cry Proverbs 30:15 (NIV) Give me Give me Give me Give me More More More Said the black hole to the ladle Give me Give me Give me Give me More More More I shall never Can never Be filled Give me Give me Give me Give me More More More Said the black hole to the ladle Give me Give me Give me Give me More More More I shall never Can never Be filled
Mien
mien /mēn/ noun a person's look or manner, especially one of a particular kind indicating their character or mood. Mien Mean Mien Has no place On the face If it’s there we could/should stare It down Till The heart within crumbles/mumbles/humbles Back Into Love Sweet Love Love Sweet Love
Ode to Facebook and Instagram
I feel a lot better Since I (mostly) Left you behind More Settled Focused Present Content Somehow I feel a lot better Since I left you behind I’ve left off (mostly) Thinking about being Famous (haha) Popular Cool Influential Somehow (For now) Maybe you’ll draw me in again Like you have before (Who knows) Help me (someone) cut those subtle Nefarious ties For good because Thinking about you makes me Stressed Nervous Insecure Hurt Sad I feel a lot better Since I left you behind More Peaceful Less less More more Somehow I feel a lot better Since I left you behind It’s been a good Goodbye Bye
Inconvienent Highways
And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed. Luke 2:1 KJV The Government ordered all to be taxed All And so Mary and Joseph Went (obeyed) His unlikely provision for our noel need He orchestrated The Long Difficult Arduous Unpleasant Inconvenient Uncomfortable Trip Their not sought for road Was/is THE Highway of grace For us Their posture of obedience Blessed the whole world The Whole World (What if they said no I won’t go The government can't tell me what to do I protest I must protect My rights My freedoms Horns blaring Placards waving What if) I want to be on every inconvenient highway for grace you have for me Poppa Every One
Choosing
Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good
Romans 12:21
New International Version
Today In the plain everyday nothing remarkable ordinary day of Returning something at the store Checking on an overdue order Confusion over the date of a program Driving I choose Will I Be Overcome by evil (and heave and sigh and roll my eyes and demand my way and demonstrate my selfish self interested disgust in a thousand tiny ways) Or Will I Overcome evil With Love Joy Peace Patience Kindness Goodness Faithfulness Gentleness Self-control Every day (in a thousand tiny ways) We choose (for better or for worse) We choose For me We choose For you
Whelmed
whelm
verb: engulf, submerge, or bury (someone or something).
noun: an act or instance of flowing or heaping up abundantly; a surge.
Over Whelmed by this Under Whelmed by that Over Whelmed by this Under Whelmed by that Over Whelmed by this Under Whelmed by that I pray (in its stead) Peace under you Peace over you Peace around you Peace throughout you Peace through you Peace in you Peace Breath them all in God Jesus Spirit They’re there for the asking (they are) Peace be unto you Peace
Dilatory
dilatory adjective dil·a·to·ry | \ ˈdi-lə-ˌtȯr-ē \ Definition of dilatory 1: tending or intended to cause delay dilatory tactics 2: characterized by procrastination : TARDY dilatory in paying bills Dilatory Can I apply it where/when I want To pain (delay) To aging (hold back) To suffering (obstruct) To death (not yet) Nope
Shard
Shard: a piece or fragment of a brittle substance Hey! Hi! Great to see you! You should follow me! On Facebook! and Twitter! and Instagram! Follow me! I did (I do) But I didn’t find you (not really) It was only A fragment Of you Cause When I saw you (actually saw you) In the store that day I didn’t know you (not really) And it was awkward (did you feel it too) Disorienting Our relational void filled more with shame and confusion than knowing (actual knowing) Did you feel it too
Colleen R. Jantzen 