A LOST SOUL 2 In the silence of night My brother died Hanging from the tree Of suicide Alone and dejected A lost soul rejected Consumed by his plight He gave up the fight   Simona A. Brinson Photo by Bruce Tang on Unsplash © 2021 mylifeinword.com All Rights Reserved.

ASKEW Your words They do not move me Though they appear Strong and true My heart finds them A bit askew Debatable and often moot Because you actions Tell the truth   Simona A. Brinson Photo by Joshua J. Cotten on Unsplash © 2021 mylifeinword.com All Rights Reserved.

OPEN HOUSE My heart keeps an open house The door is never locked All it’s simply waiting for Is to hear your earnest knock   Simona A. Brinson Photo by Zak Boca on Unsplash © 2021 mylifeinword.com All Rights Reserved.

NO DISGUISE My love has no disguise Or nefarious intent It travels a straight line It is neither broken nor bent No contingency or condition I give it freely To the one whom I love I give it completely   Simona A. Brinson Photo by How Far From Home from Pexels © 2021 mylifeinword.com All Rights Reserved.

THE NATURE OF LOVE What is it that has the power To subdue the impregnable heart? I say it be love above all else For the nature of love Was in the BEGINNING When God created Adam In his image Yes, it be love That subdues the impregnable heart! For the nature of love Was…

A LOST SOUL Silent screams resonate Through the night But no one takes heed To this soul in need Or cares about his plight Alone and dejected A lost soul rejected On the verge of Giving up the fight Simona A. Brinson Photo by Aarón Blanco Tejedor on Unsplash © 2021 mylifeinword.com All Rights Reserved.

THE SILENCE OF NIGHT Storms rage from deep within Calm seas rise My eyes well with tears And the room fills with muted cries In the silence of night   As I sit alone In the eye of the ‘cane The calm before the storm Tears fall like sprinkled rain In the silence of night…

SILENT EXCHANGE She was woven into the fabric of my being I knew how she felt sometimes without even seeing Though others would simply pass her by I could tell by the forlorn look in her eyes That the weight of her world was heavy, indeed And of a wordless hug she was in need…

EPHPHATHA She had sworn off love Resigned to a life alone But then one day An Angel walked in And it was as if Jesus had placed his hand On her heart and said, “Ephphatha!” —”Be opened!”— And immediately her heart Was opened again To the possibility of love   Simona A. Brinson Photo by…

JOURNEY I am locked in a maze Of sadness and grief I don’t know when I will find relief I take this journey Every February first It’s both a blessing And a curse   Simona A. Brinson Image by LoggaWiggler from Pixabay  © 2021 mylifeinword.com All Rights Reserved.