your pathetic
such a loser
be stronger be stronger

they all say they all
prey upon me.

dont fall dont fall sodeep
so irresponsibly 
surrendering control
swift down
into a pile of leaves
paralyzed in fall
autom rusty
are your hands
dont move dont stand
cry cuz it hurts
the cold earth
but could you take back the scent of pine sap
the longing of it
of autumn
close your eyes
its still there

father
be thou my vision.

Everything I have is yours. It all comes from you.
all i have simply is yours that i return to your hand.
of yours we give you. 1 chron. 28:11-14

as i listen and float through my day
as i listen and listen for your way

caring and loving to learn
and to teach
give me the words to help to heal and to praise
you.
thank you for my job
working with students
thanks that I get to see knowledge flourish in their minds
expanding flowers bright out of the ears into
the needy future.
thanks that i get to learn from them 
rewards of their petals
teach teach to fish .
how to fish.
so they can--
so i can
eat and not starve.
father let us see you

father let me love like you
lay down lay down
all u got in your hands
in your chest.
that they can see you 
somehow 
write an email in you
correct in you
ask in you
be concered in you
teach in you
move move breathe 
in you.

in the image of my father
i was made.

Leah Smith-Beautifully Made

at first i thought you didnt matter
till your grace showed me that I was shattered
now its you that im running after
so carry my high
on the heights on the wings
of the dawn
lead me all the way to the place
where you say i belong
cuz you have the power
to cover over
everyting ive done wrong
and present me as whole
only you can make me whole...only you can make me whole

-Leah Smith -Beautifully made