I will set out and go back to my father and say to him: Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you.

— Luke 15:18

I have been up high
I’ve been up high
I’ve been alone

I am on my way
back home

Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart Be acceptable in Your sight, O LORD, my strength and my Redeemer.

— Psalm 19:14

I never knew what
a word could do
I never knew till
I said one to you

I watched your smile
turn to a frown
so I watch my mouth
when you come around

A careless whisper
One ungracious
turn of a phrase

I know you been there
We all done it
The things that we say

I know my future
I’ll probably keep
saying dumb shit
as long as I live

And so will others
Lord don’t you know
the best we can do
is forgive

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Related poem: Childish Things

Better to have one handful with quietness than two handfuls with hard work and chasing the wind.

— Ecclesiastes 4:6

Hello, everyone!

This is me about to end this end this long-term project and conclude this mighty work of God.

I’m clearly stating my intentions so it forces me to follow through, since I don’t want to lie about my heart or strive for nothing.

You don’t have to read the rest of this. It’s not a song.

On the stage of life
she sings alone
in hollow tones

At this stage of life
she just don’t know
Is she better off alone?
Is she better off alone?

What she’s giving
One more glance
At what they threw away

What she’s saving
One more dance
There’s one more song to play

She said, I miss you
I miss your love
The love we threw away

What she’s making
One more life
It’s one more thing to prove

Though she’s aching
for one more try
It’s one more thing to lose

She said, I miss you
I miss your love
The love we threw away

Turn the tables
What he’s going for
He ain’t got words to say

Boy, turn that truck around
What are you slowing’ for?
You ain’t got time to waste

Run say, I miss you
I miss your love
The love we threw away

Finally getting married
I can’t wait
I can’t wait another day

Finally getting married
I can’t wait
I can’t wait another day

Oh, I know, I know,
I know I can’t wait
another day

When I look into
your eyes I see
everything I want
to see around me

When I look into
your smile I feel
everything I want
to feel *within me

Oh, I know, I know,
I know I can’t wait
another day

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* mistakenly sang around me on the video

Bedtime’s come
for you, my son
Bedtime’s come
for you, my son

Sleep time’s
coming through
and dream time’s
coming too

Bedtime’s come
for you, my son

Where do you go
when you get there?
What you gonna ride tonight?
Where do you go, my son?

Are you gonna be an astronaut
or maybe a cowboy, baby
Where do you go, my son?
Where do you go, my son?

Bedtime’s come
for you, my son
Bedtime’s come
for you; my son

Here’s a song from my 2016 batch, back in God’s third attempt to gain control of this wild life of mine. I didn’t understand half of it back then. Now it all makes lots of sense.

Put your trust in Jesus Christ. He will never leave us nor forsake us.

Here’s a little more about it, with lyrics typed out below the old CD style lyrics image for easier reading.

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I would trade in my 
memories of Heaven
for a day full of 
memories with you
I would remember your face
If I could be in this place
and stay here just 
one day with you

They say everything’s
bigger in Texas
I’ve found no bigger 
love there than you
I took a walk on the sage
until I forgot my age
and when I got back
I was bigger too

And you wonder 
if I’m coming back
I’m right here
take my hand
be with me

What is love but
a list of intentions
that you’ve chosen
to never write down?
I took all my money
and gave it away
Am I the lovingest
man here in town?

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I didn’t quite realize I’d changed a couple words until just now, after posting it. I think that counts as kismet. I like the new way better.

He showed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding from the throne of God and of the Lamb.

— Revelation 22:1

I saw a mother and her daughter 
each on different phones
When they collided in their cars 
they each broke different bones
and they heard different tones

I asked my brother why he 
fought her when she was so mad
He said he just did not believe 
he was the things she said
And I know his was the blood we shed

So tell me about the revolution
How we come around
We start again before 
we even touch the ground 

In the revolution
How we come again
A new beginning follows
every bitter end

You told me it was true
I would have another chance with you

In the mirror
a reflection that I recognize
I know that hair
I know that skin 
I know those empty eyes
A face I’ve so despised 

I know my heart
I know my soul
I know what I can do
I know that I could never 
make it here without you
And I know I’m without you

I’m washed away without you
I don’t know where I am
I don’t know how I got here
(without you)

There on the mountains is
a man with mercy in his eyes
He leads an army to the River 
and the Tree of Life
He fills the world with light