Based on a true baby.
All in Some Sense
Poem: The First Forty-Five Years (Including Middle School)
The only thing worse than writing a poem about regrets and sorrow is trying to explain it.
Poem: On Faith
Way, way down was how I felt, and this poem is what came out.
Poem: A Too-Late Realization
A meditation on ambition at any price.
Poem: The Current State of Things
Here I am. No use pretending otherwise.
Poem: The In Between
A meditation on belief in the unseen.
Poem: For a Young Widow
For one of the greats.
Poem: Rebirth
I had some time on a tour bus in Las Vegas. I met a man. I wish him well.
Poem: Christ is Risen (Take the Win)
Feels like taking the Lord’s name in vain to use his authority to crusade against a fake rabbit, no?
Poem: Hashtag So Blessed
There are lots of ways to sound your trumpet in the street.
Poem: Alas, the Abyss
I’ve been thinking about this a lot lately. It’s hard to see what we have when we have it.
Poem: Giving Up as a Form of Worship
An invitation to for many of us to stop pretending we know and embrace belief.
Poem: Embracing a Cold & Indifferent Universe
Turns out most things were never about me to begin with.
Poem: If You Have to Ask...
Many think the question is noble. I think it’s a sign of something seriously wrong. In my poem, Jesus agrees with me.
Poem: Maria Watching LeAnne Play the Piano
Based on a true feeling.
Poem: Wondering If I Know the Guy Two Rows Over
I stared a moment or two wondering if the guy at church was a visitor, and then I realized it didn’t matter.
Poem: Divine Knowledge
I was struck by the human instinct to always insert drama into the divine, but I think that’s because we’re more interested in drama than knowledge.
Poem: Eternal
I’m open to lots of different modes of eternal life.
Poem: One Man's Apocalypse...
I received this man’s terrible news with a sense of comfort.
Poem: Away in a Manger
It’s funny to me, the restrictions we put on deity.