for every mountain

for every mountain You brought me over
for every trial You've seen me through
for every blessing--hallelujah!
for this i give You praise

for every minute i walk this earth
for every breath i've ever drawn
for every blessing--hallelujah!
for this i give You praise

for every late night and every morning
for every friend that's helped me stand
for every blessing--hallelujah!
for this i give You praise

for every cloud and every blade of green, green grass
for every string on my old, out of tune guitar
for every smile that's crossed my face
for every tear that's slid down my cheek
for every time i've called my mother
for every meaningful 'i love you'
for everything everything everything
every blessing
hallelujah!
for this i give You praise

my favorite jazz

i felt like my heart was playing upright bass
tommy was on acoustic and dunc was on drums
and she was on the keys

we never really practiced
we just played

i used to love when dunc would drop out
when tommy was off playin his other gigs
and it was just me on bass
and she was on the keys

and i loved the late nights with tommy
his acoustic and my bass burning through the hours
a set at 3:30 and a set a 5:15
a set in the afternoon while playin pool
a set with a combo group when the power went out
a set on the couch when the only light in the room was gamblewithlife
times when it didn't even matter
that she was on the keys

we haven't played together in a while
but sometimes at night
i can still hear tommy playin that old acoustic
i can still hear dunc on the drums
and i can still hear her
on the keys

i'm fighting

i'm fighting
for a light
i can only feel
an illuminating presence
i will never see
i'm fighting

in blue

encircled in a mesmerizing protective case--it is colored blue--i can see out you can't see in--you see the blue and i see the world in a hazy discoloration--i am encircled in blue--i am rolling in blue--i am yours in blue--i am alone in blue--i am forever in blue--in this darkness will i disappear?

did you change

did you change
the sun
and the clouds
and the music
and the hours
and the message
and the understanding
and the strength
and the tears
and the emptiness
and the ownership
and the purpose
and the love
they are different
did you change

love touch

love elusive
touch exclusive
love exclusive
touch intrusive
love intrusive
touch abusive
love abusive

you now

you the ones that move away
you the distanced lovers
you the most of all
you the world

i now

i the remnant of a once fiery heart
i the ember on pavement in the rain
i the least of all
i the lonely