Sunday, May 20, 2012

Random poetic moments are good to me...


Sometimes the stars in our eyes turn into tears. And our passing lonely moments become passing years. And our body’s grow cold, to dull all the pain. And our lips may forget how to feel something again. And the dusts settles over all our love notes and glances. And the cobwebs on our hearts suddenly define what romance is. And the willow tree weeps for the death that it sees. And our eyes meet each other’s, but we’ve forgotten how to breathe. So dead, cold, and buried, our lost love lies. Content to sit unbidden, behind fear, hurt, and lies.
But know, my darling, should every one of these words come to pass. That true love will still be there, hidden underneath grass. Tangled up in roots that grew, to try and shut it in. But softly it should still come forth, if only given one reason.
A call to rise, back to life from the ground. And the very leaves in the trees will shake for the sound. And the willow tree will raise her head, and declare that once love’s lost, it’s dead. But the quickening in our hearts, and the ruddiness of our faces, will prove to the crying wind, that of life there still lies traces.
And our backs will be bent, but our voices will be strong. As we look up and wail a defiant love song. And the world will shake in wonder, that miracles do come true, as our lips regain feeling, and our faces turn from blue. And warmth will flood our bodies, as a an omen, or a token. That, with a shriek in the night, the still grave is breaking open.
Love is prevailing! Though seemingly too good to be true! The cobwebs all are breaking as the dusts disolved into. The sea, the sea! With a mighty roar! Floods all the breakers, onto the shore. And with a heave and a shove, Love is back on her feat. Gaining strength by the minute, laughing at defeat. Showing off her muscles, though they’ve been sleeping for years. She flashes a valiant smile, who’s warmth dries year’s tears.
And believe me darling
Our smiles will find each other again, though all hope may have seemed lost.
Because underneath every seeming grave, lies a love, never to exhaust.

Thursday, May 10, 2012

Naked people, relationships, and backward love.

Humans are broken.

It's the truth. Plain and simple.  We all sinned and fell short of taking part in God's glory. We are all failures.

And even though God reached down and took the punishment, forgave us, and still accepts us into His glory, we still all struggle with our fallen nature.

And that's why, as every human is broken, so is every human relationship.

No matter how good of friends you are, how tight your family bond is, or how in love you are with someone, your relationship can not be perfect.

You will both still fail, and you will have broken moments.

That's just the way it happened when the first two naked people ate fruit.

And we have to recognize this in any relationship we have. We can't walk around expecting every one to be perfect. Would you expect that of yourself?

Therefore, every relationship is broken. It is fallen. It can't be perfect. Prefect relationships require perfect people. And those don't exist.

So when we do fall, as we are bound to do, we cannot simply give up. Perhaps the reason 50% of marriages end in divorce is because of these misplaced expectations. I'm sorry to say, but no human being will ever live up to all your expectations.You may very well find someone perfect for you, but they will not be perfect. They will make mistakes, and they will hurt you. You will do the same thing. But a part of any friendship or relationship is a commitment to stay by their side even in those low moments.

Loyalty: something I think our generation is quickly forgetting. When the mind-set of society becomes the viewpoint of me-centered-ness: loyalty, forgiveness, patience, and selflessness are simply pushed by the way side. The sad part is, all of these selfless traits are the very things that make up love itself. Love is not just a come-and-go feeling or emotion, it's a selfless commitment to put someone else's needs above your own. Not something our society exactly likes to preach nowadays...

It comes down to the backwards teachings of Jesus Christ. He went exactly against every generally accepted way of life. He taught that to be the greatest, you would have to become the least. To be king, you would have to become a servant. To respond to hate with love. To be first, become last. To be heard, be quiet, and do it in secret. To lead, serve. To truly live, die. Etc..

But that's just the thing, as backwards and messed up and His teaching seem, they are what actually work. God obviously understands our world, which He created, better than we do. And he taught us to be selfless, be servants, give unending undemanding no-strings-attatched love.

That is the only way a healthy relationship can grow. I guess that's what I wanted to say...