That Door

Opening that door

It makes me feel so alone

Behind it there’s so much beauty

I fall into the depths of the blue

Where my eyes meet with purple

And it tugs on the heart strings

And for what feels like the first time

I’m breathing

I’m feeling

I’m listening

I’m experiencing

Above me

There’s the universe

Just a small piece of its entirely for me to see

Around me

Is life

Growing there in the moonlight

And suddenly I’m so small

And there’s nothing big enough in the world

To fill the space of wonder

That’s erupted inside me

That was born this instant

And so many moments before it

Like one lonely, blossoming

Flower bud

Every time

I open that door

My Miracle

You don’t see what I see

You don’t see the storm clouds rolling by

You don’t bare the wreath of judgment

Don’t feel, constantly, the acidity of their lies

But sometimes I also wonder

If you ever simply slow down

Feel the breeze wrap around your skin

Wonder what it’d be like to drown

I’ve painted castles in the sky

Soft, fluffy, untouchable

I’ve let the waves surround my ankles

Cold, hard, unbearable

I’d try to get you to understand

I’d try to open your eyes to see

The spirit of the Earth and beyond

Because I know how much He loves me

But I wouldn’t change your smile

And I wouldn’t change the way you laugh

Not for all the diamonds in the world

Would I ever change your past

Because I love the way you’ve been made to be

Like rose petals drifting upon the sea

A miracle

That’s what you are to me