you've got to love
(like you've never got to leave)
the people that you know you have to leave
behind.

Jehovah Jireh

I tried to build my heart a home
so it didn't have to rent
but I only had enough funding
to finish the fence.

But the Lord provides.
the Lord provides.
The Lord provides,
the Lord provides.

Summer Stars

Everyone

eventually

will fall out of your life, sometime

whether they drop down,

or bow out gracefully;

leave you worn,

or help you form

who you are supposed to be.

Now, you can let that scare you

but be aware, you

need the stars to guide you home...

even if the seasons change

and leave you more alone.

All you can do 

is try to hold onto

the lessons that will last:

bricks that bridge

memory-paved

with every day that's passed.

The faces may fade,

but in their stead

are seeds that grow our bones...

even if the seasons change

and leave you more alone.

You can take your heart

and try to hide away

buried under every fear.

Although the stars fade from the sky

will you love them, while they're here? 

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I wrote this last on the first day of summer last year.