April 2019 – Poetic Pause with Amanda from Uganda

The Glory Of Easter 🐣

Easter is for Iscariot
Easter is for Lying Simon Peter
Easter is for the prostitute Mary Magdalene
Easter is for me even in my brokenness
He came to seek and save the lost!

#TameYourMonster #SilenceIsGolden #BlownFeelings #Anger #ChooseWhatDefinesYou *In the Moment* Stop! Breath… Sigh But press your lips tightly together Allow your heart to pound as fast as it needs to…. Let the fire out through your ears- now through your nose… Swallow hard- Now swallow harder But press your lips tightly together Let your eyes squint- LetContinue reading “Unmonsterizing Me”

Oh Uganda!

I want to speak of our hope. I want to boast of your beauty. I want to dis-approve their negative stereotype. I want to speak of our sun so bright- Our soils so rich, I want to defend our pearl of Africa’s crown. But- how can I sing such a sweet song in thisContinue reading “Oh Uganda!”

The Saintly and Un-Saintly

A saintly life is only for the sent, Not for the me that cannot lent, Not for the Me that can relent. A saintly life is only for the bright, Not for the Me that fate hasn’t deemed as part of that plight. For a saint; must march straight, love and speak right… He mustn’t stain aContinue reading “The Saintly and Un-Saintly”

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Let me stare in the air.
Let me hope that as the winds of her rejection blow o’er me-Her surfeiting appetite will sicken and so die
Then in peaceful rest I too will so lie.

YOU for ME

Part 2 When the cold is gone- When the open sky becomes as clear as glass. … … … When my goosebumps become a heat rush- When my contrite spirit births a defiance. … … … When whispers cease- When lullabies end. … … … When your fingers grow numb from caressing my ears. AndContinue reading “YOU for ME”