peace.

 

blink. 

      breath. 

Close your eyes and listen. 

Do you hear that? 

Peace. 

Joy.       Peace. 

Peace is calling. 

She beckoning you to return. to feel her embrace again. 

             She’s been waiting. Believing you would return. 

She beckons with outstretched arms. 

Her arms are tender. 

            Forgiving. 

mercy can be found in the arms of peace. 

grace.  abundant grace. 

blink. 

      breath. 

Close your eyes and listen. 

Do you hear that? 

Peace is calling. 

            Will you answer?

Trust.

Rescue me. 

from the self doubt. from the hate. 

from the lies. 

Rescue them. 

from the self doubt. from the hate. 

from the lies. 

there is joy to be had, dear brother. 

there is joy to be had, dear sister. 

trust. let go. 

let go of the self doubt. let go of the hate. 

let go of the lies. 

trust. 

          and be rescued. 

waiting.

sleep evades.

the hours droll on. 

I wait and I wait and I wait. 

for what?

time? 

people? 

my muse? 

i may wait for time— 

but time waits for no man. 

waiting for people? 

Yeah— 

my people, my friends, 

               — they’re now all gone. 

and muse? 

who is she? 

tick tock. tick tock. tick tock. 

3am.    4am.      5am 

still i wait and i wait and i wait. 

                                               — meg brister