Your Name, My Color

The boy with the green eyes,
he has your name.
When he looks at me
I see that glimmer.
It's the same as yours
I saw that time you let slip
you think I'm beautiful
because sometimes the fondness concealed
seeps out in your sparkling eyes and upward grin.

Though the boy shares your name,
it's more like a reflection of myself.
I see my signature green on his shirt
and the pencil held in the same dominant hand.
He asks me for help
and finds ways to catch my eye
eager to share love
rather than hiding behind a prickly shell.

He has your name,
but he is not you.
He wears my color,
but he is not me.
What we have,
our connection, our dynamic,
is unique to us,
a novelty in love.
With the depths it reaches inside,
I know our hearts will coincide.

Light Beyond the Gray

I see the rain in front of me,

But I see clearly.

The sun is still glowing

In the cloud laden horizon ahead.

Though there’s gray above,

Blue sky lies beyond.

All at once, God’s at work.

Everywhere around me, I see it

In this simultaneous rain and shine

He’s showing me His love.

Even in times of gray,

When shadows try to deceive

By standing in front of the light

The bright Truth still shines.

God’s love never ends

Darkness cannot overcome it;

True love always wins.

Under billowing clouds of uncertainty, doubt, and sadness,

You still hold me close.

I feel Your warmth; I’m in the palm of Your hand.

My relationship with You,

My encompassing all,

Holds steadfast, guiding me onward.

With you always with me,

Your touch evident through all creation,

I stand in the presence of the Light.