Gender
by John William Bennett
Our culture is sick
Brutal honesty is wanted, nay needed
But where are all the men?
Did they leave their loves just to play video games?
I have to tell you, real love just isn’t the same
I’m getting feelings from deep down in my soul
Cause I’m learning what God has in store
You see its as if time and space have now converged
William Shakespeare even said of love,
“If this be error and upon me proved,
I never writ, nor no man ever loved.”
I think that time has come.
I’m not your boy.
I’m not your girl.
I’m his son.
HIS son.
And you can’t take that away from me.
A Million Points of Light
by Curtis Brown
I’ve never been good at reading signs
Somehow they all slip past my eyes
Dirt roads lead to more dead ends
I’m out of gas and out of friends
On this sea of life I brought
A compass of the love I sought
But the broken needle swirled around
I sailed amuck ‘til I hit ground
I’ve followed stars and read the maps
I’ve drifted until I’ve collapsed
I’ve searched the world, all in vain
All I’ve found is bitter pain
But winds have changed, it’s clear to me
The signs are all around, I see
I never knew which road to go
Now the steps are set in stone
The stars have never been so bright
I finally know what to do
Because a million points of light
All point right to you
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