Been thinking a lot lately about people who try to live holy lives, but who never want take on any holes.
All in Poems
Poem: Yelp
I started to wonder if most internet reviews could be viewed through a theological lens.
Poem: Too Cute
Based on a true cute.
Poem: Various Gods
Meditations on a line in a hymn.
Poem: Idle Worship
Just a theme I’ve been seeing a lot of lately.
Poem: Your Second Coming
Just about every Christian has expected Jesus to come back at just about any moment. He doesn’t. But maybe we do.
Poem: A Bump in Middle Age
Based on a true surgery in February. I just lost the poem until now.
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Poem: [Explicit] Something About a Middle-Age Man, a Kid, and Basketball Tryouts
WARNING: This is explicit. There’s at least 10 swears, including 7 f-words. If that’s the kind of thing that bugs you, you shouldn’t read this. (And if you’re disappointed for these words running through my head on a loop while I walked my dog, then just imagine my disappointment for the whole experience!) Based on a true audition.
Poem: Wednesday Night with a Tech Billionaire
I don’t know why I wrote this. Something about some of the men who live the largest being the most empty inside.
Poem: The Moment
I was watching Welcome to Wrexam and a guy said something like, “When you step back and look at the big picture, you can see nothing lasts forever.” I liked the sentiment and the cadence, so I just played around with it, and somehow the woman I love crept in.
Poem: Can I Get an Amen?
Based on a true lack of an amen.
Poem: Commitment Issues
An ode to a natural man.
Poem: Religious Conviction
This came to mind when I thought about going to choir practice after church instead of pursuing some other activity in sweatpants.
Poem: Pious
“Sometimes the Bible in the hand of one man is worse than a whiskey bottle in the hand of another.”
Poem: The Mighty Oak
Based on some true legs.
Poem: Marriage/Pancakes
The wedding went a little long, which gave me some time to reflect.
Poem: Easy Pray
Based on some true prayers.
Poem: The Grossest Thing We Call a Miracle
I love kids and am all for human life, but birth might not be my jam.
Poem: Not to the Swift
Can you even belong in the divine family—or any family—without a nickname?
Poem: The Hero
Based on a true party and truer hero.