Category: Christian life

On A Flight To Omaha

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On a flight to Omaha

With a stop in Chicago

I saw her walk down the aisle

No, God, not ready, no, no

She smiled and sat beside me

We made small talk for awhile

Her laugh, God I loved her laugh

She lit up the dark with her smile

Two hours flew by in a minute

And as we started to land

She said this is the worst part

She reached out and grabbed my hand

My mind thought it’s the takeoff

My heart was thinking it’s the crash

And then we said our goodbyes

Her number I forgot to ask

My mind thought I was stupid

My heart said it’s for the best

Soon I’d be off to Omaha

And I closed my eyes to rest

She said, is this seat taken?

Then she sat down beside me

No, God, not ready, no, no

She laughed, said aren’t you lucky

I said can’t believe my luck

I asked her what she’s thinking of

Then she looked me in the eye

Asked, do you believe in love?

I looked out the window and

Said I’m not really that sure

I know it’s sad for me to say

Not sure I’ve had it before

Wasn’t long before we descended

And as we started to land

She said this is the worst part

She reached out and grabbed my hand

I wish we had more landings

But I knew this was goodbye

I asked her for her number

Then it was to my surprise

She said I’m meeting a few friends

Want to drive with me toward Denver ?

I’m attending a wedding

In a little town called Windsor

My mind was scared of the takeoff

I said I thought you’d never ask

She smiled as I grabbed her hand

My heart wasn’t thinking of the crash

Relapse And Remission

On By roberthansen1317In #grieving, Christian life, God heals, grief, grieving, poems, PoetryLeave a comment

There is no cure for grief

They say time gives relief

I take two steps forward

Then it’s three steps backward

Then a few more ahead

Cry myself to sleep in bed

The sun shines, been so long

Then I hear our song

Let go of the sadness

Succumb to the madness

Memories that cause me pain

Some put a smile on my face

And I yell and I scream

Truths, lies, all I believe

They say I’ll be okay

I tell them not today

Happy moments are the worst

I want to share with you first

It’s a vicious cycle

Survival and denial

Addition and subtraction

Relapse and remission

Charlie Chases Cars, Part Two (video)

On By roberthansen1317In Be there, Christian life, eyes of a child, Fathers-Daughters, Parenting, parents, Short storyLeave a comment

Charlie Chases Cars, Part One (video)

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Been A Long Time

On By roberthansen1317In Broken Pieces, Christian life, divorce, poems, Poetry, Short story, struggling, stuggling todayLeave a comment

Been a long time since I picked up the phone

But tonight, the demons have come back home

And damn, I’m not feeling all that strong

And I really don’t know if I want you to say hello

My hands are shaking at what you’ll be thinking

First thing you’ll ask is have I been drinking

I’m about to hang up when it starts ringing

You pick up and I say I’m sorry, I don’t know

And you say it’s okay, tell me what’s on your mind

And we sit in silence as the words are too hard to find

And I ask, do you ever wish we could hit rewind?

Before there was a me and you, before the scars

Damn, I was happy before it all got messed up

I was okay before we fell in love

And I always believed I was enough

Now I can’t unbreak my heart

And I know there’s nothing you can say

I’m trying to get through this day

Trying to believe something good will come my way

And I’m sorry I picked up the phone

Just feeling like the darkness has taken over the light

And it’s so hard to keep on fighting but I fight

And I really don’t know why I called you tonight

Guess I was hoping to feel a little less alone