Open My Lips

There’s this song inside me
waiting to break free
Let it flow
burst forth
O’ God let me sing
this song
as you lead

Finding My Rhythm

There’s a song that I’m singing, but I can’t remember the words,
A melody I’m swaying to, feeling awkward and absurd.
You’re asking me to dance with you, but our moves just aren’t the same,
You’re moving fast and smooth and fine, while I trip over my own feet in shame.

Museum of Me

Buy a ticket, enter in, roam the rooms, haunt the halls.
Are you in the mood for something sweet and serene?
Maybe you’d like to interpret the tear-stained walls,
Or grab some coffee as you take in the scene.
Take your time, settle in, find a niche.
Let the melody linger as the memories mingle,
Full of all these years, deep and [...]

Task

Shed this skin that I’m in,
let it fall.
Peel back the layers,
Slowing to a crawl.

What She Sees

She asked herself this morning, “Who am I going to be?”
The reflection was all she could see.
“But is it me?”
She closed her eyes, took a breath, “One, two, three.”
Same stranger staring through her invisibility.
“Would seven years be worth setting myself free?”
She turns away, goes out the door, hoping she might see,
Another view, the girl she [...]

A Part of Me

Keep me close,
Draw me near.
Chase my fears,
Wipe my tears.
Know my dreams,
Hold my heart.
Inspire my words,
Flame a spark.
Hear me speak,
Listen with care.
This life, my hope,
My desire to share.