one of THOSE days

waiting by the phone
but it's never gonna ring
if neglect were a country
you'd be the king
I don't know why
I bend backwards for you
I guess that's how it goes
this isn't really new
do you ever stop to think
how selfish you are
absorbed in your own life
driving your new car
I know that this world
isn't going to be fair
I'm not asking you to fix it
I'm just asking you to care.

Puddle.

I don't have the words
to articulate
my great need
all I can do
is fall on my knees
my mind is confused
my heart is a puddle
I'm starving for You
for the bread of Life
I don't know
where to go, what to do
I don't know much
I fail everyday
in every way
I want to give up
throw in the towel
do you have my back
are you there?
of course You are
it's me who's absent
fix me sweet Jesus
as I crumble down.

Sailaway Sailor

I wanted to say yes
when you offered that drink
for once to just do
instead of just think
a sailboat after party
at half past eleven
sounded to me
like a little slice of heaven
my night so free
nothing to do but go
a crave for excitement
with no one to say no
I wanted to say yes
but I walked away instead
drove home in my car
and went to sleep in my bed.

m&m's are my new best friend

I've been saving
these peanut m&m's
for the last three weeks
so I could share them
with friends
but they're all geeks
apparently they are busy
with their lives
and can't come
so I opened
the bag
and ate every last one.

Thorn

Will you take this thorn
Buried in my side
It hurts me God
With every stride
Do you want me limping
As I run this race?
Do you enjoy watching me
Fall on my face?
I could do so much better,
Work so much harder
Smile more freely
Go so much farther
If only I didn't
Have to deal with this briar
Oh take it away!
I'm weak and I tire!
I fall to my knees
I can't be strong
It's here I realize
This is where I belong.