I don’t write like I should Occasionally a phrase or two More frequently some praise would do And infinite world of good But often it’s the opposite Parsing parables and prophesy Clashing colors so you’ll look at me Where substance sinks And first drafts stink I scribble endlessly It has to come out one way … More Free Write (Pour it Out)
You’re giving me new eyes There is a weight to everything The spirit is thick It has authority and takes up space You’ve made the dark places new Even the ones in which I was responsible for the darkness You smooth out the sharp edges While sharpening my dull perceptions of you I walk with … More New Eyes
Make me tall Make me pretty Give me muscles Fix my teeth Change the makeup of my DNA Make me someone better than me I don’t mind if my hair goes gray But let me keep the hair I have I don’t mind if I have to plan and save But being independently wealthy wouldn’t … More Prayer
She’s standing on a wooden peg in the middle of the ocean I’m sitting in an office writing poetry on my lunch break She doesn’t know how she got there I know that it was me She jolts to life but does it carefully, as one step would be the end I don’t know where … More Creative Responsibility
You don’t make sense to me I can’t imagine what it felt like To be bruised and beaten Betrayed and belittled Bleeding, broken, berated, and brittle To be God in the flesh The wine and the bread To bring life to your children And be murdered instead I can’t imagine what it felt like Adding … More For Us and With Us
You know what’s awesome… having really talented friends who will casually offer to make awesome stuff for you. My great pal Shawn Bowers created this new poster for the Oklahoma City premier of Scissortail and I couldn’t be happier with it. There are so many subtle things about it that hint at the show. I … More Scissortail Poster
Artwork by Korri Werner, Leslie Koch, and Ashley Stephen For the final Sunday of Advent, we decided to do something a little different. Instead of doing a reading on stage, we chose to do a spoken work video with dance as the primary visual component. This project was super fun to work on and I’m … More Advent Week 4: Peace
I sit in an empty house Where you once lived, you once live I breath in the empty air That you once breathed, breath into me I step forward and you step backwards We stand in the same place at one time And I know that I am mine And that’s fine, I think that … More Same Place, Same Time (A Song For the Sea)
Artwork by Ashley Stephen Joy You fill me with joy I say that with perfect clarity With clear perfection You hold my yesterday and my tomorrow My troubles and my sorrow And you turn them into joy You tell me not to be afraid That you have brought good news You tell me not to … More Advent Week 3 – Joy
I am nothing more than little thoughts Big dreams, mixed schemes, and little thoughts I plan I work I write I stop And it all boils down to little thoughts
