For saying "Yes"

I want to write words -

beautiful words that communicate profundity.

It's difficult to be profound -

when your only news is that you turned your quarterly report in on time.



Oh, and, Pay Day is this Friday.



My friend sends me pictures of her girls -

all I can do is talk about my personal turmoil.



Who didn't call

Who didn't write

Who asked me for a work favor

Causing me to stay up all night.



She doesn't complain

about bottle feeding andbaby wipes.

She understands the power of her embrace

to her children - versus the night light.



My life consists of Gideon's Bibles & hotel bathrooms

accidentally stumbling toward the closet

in the middle of the night.

Her life consists of packing lunches,

and teaching her children how to do what's right.



I don't understand life, yet - neither does she.

But, I say "yes" to life.

And, I'm beginning to see:

I have to believe we're both- Right where we're meant to be.



This video below is a performance by Ms. Andrea Gibson. Her poem is so powerful.

God bless you, Andrea.

You are a true Poet. You speak to my heart.