The Not So Great Divide

A road.

Some concrete,

Some pavement,

A couple colored lines.

It's a Not-So-Great Divide.

So why is it so divisive?

Why does it so strongly oppress occupants

Back to their respective sides?

What will it take

to break

this unseen force

from charting our course [creating remorse]

Limiting us to a single campus. 

Though it stems from an unknown source,

my voice has grown hoarse

as I've screamed out the superiority

of a greater force:

Our Will.

Will to walk across

can make walking possible

since this Not-So-Great Divide

isn't all-powerful.

I pity those who do not

have the opportunity

of experiencing the joys

of the Other Side.

Great people live at both Asbury's,

so don't pick sides,

come, cross this

Not-So-Great Divide.

10/27/14

Significant Words

In awe.

She took the time to read my work,

and now my fears that so often lurk

behind the veil of my mind

begin to slowly unwind.

I’ve actually contributed valuable words,

offering hope that needs to be heard

so desperately in this world.

I’ve actually mattered enough

for her to review my rough

word designs and inclines

to write these poems that sign

my name in this world.

Not that I care to be well-known,

just that these words I own

would impact the few

that read them anew.

To know that I made a difference;

that my persistence

in writing actually bears fruit

helping people make the commute

from condemnation to salvation.

Not that I am the savior,

(I barely control my behavior),

No I simply hang on the cross

to show people they can toss

their sinful life away

and live in a brand new way.

I’m grateful my friend took the time

to teach me that my rhymes
have value and worth.

10/10/14