Stubbornly

Two meetups followed by
Many words; oozing honey and broken glass 
I won't entrust myself to that

Nothing changed, the reality finally set in
Everything changed, the triggering pain
This reaction; stacked fracking ransom

Stubbornly, I keep my connection, drained
Between Lamentation and Revelation
I'm waiting to put away these things

Meaning imbued

Dreams

Infused in fibers, the grains of wood

Lathed and 

plained 

Plans bent under loads of expectation-

Who I will be,

What will happen-

The children’s books that will fill this shelf

This self

And the weighty wait 

The heavy stakes 

The unfulfillment 

Closes in

Though I walk through the valley of the shadow you are with me
Though I am deserted you take thought of me
Though everything closes in around me
I will not fear I will not depart from this narrow path
With thanksgiving I will sup and though tears soak my pillow I raise my cup
Of praise