Truly Loved

No one told me

I had to wear

armor of steel

to guard my heart

from being torn 

wide open, 

from being torn apart.

No one told me

how the words 

would pierce,

make me bleed,

as your brain deflects

the love you get

in desperation 

to protect 

your tender heart

from being hurt

once again 

from abandonment,

from the perils

of neglect. 

If only I could

help you see,

you are loved,

you are safe now

beside me here,

with your forever family.

No longer do you need

to fight or freeze…

for the first time

in your life

you can trust

in the truth of us

in the truth

you are truly loved.

Wildflower

Dedicated to my dear friend…may you forever grow in beauty and strength wherever you are planted.

*****

Wildflower, wildflower…

your petals open wide

brilliantly to the sun.

Color bursts of amethyst, citrine, 

turquoise, and tangerine

speckle the fields with 

signs of love.

Wildflower, wildflower…

your beauty is only second

to your strength and power.

Against all odds do you grow;

You withstand the storms,

and with the wind, 

do you dance, bend and flow.

Wildflower, wildflower…

You were planted here

not by chance, 

but by grand design. 

Here, were you placed

by the Lord’s hand divine. 

Your purpose shines 

to love and to guide

with a sacred beauty, 

from your everlasting Heavenly light.