Rainwater From Niagara Falls To the Red Sea, from the Nile’s Silt laden delta To the gold Pacific coast, It is all just rainwater. ~Evan James~ Photo Credit: MichaelGaida

We the Ignorant Never have I seen An administration face So many scandals, Nor seen so many people Stuff cotton rags in their ears. ~Evan James~ Photo Credit: cbcindustries

Our Native Tongue Feeble fingers stretch To grasp another new chord, Like alabaster Reliefs dramatizing lyre Players of antiquity. ~Evan James~

Reserved to Live Just a little bout Of cancer, she replied with The ease that comes from A heart too accustomed to Saying this too shall soon pass. ~Evan James~ Photo Credit: isakarakus

We Write Because our voices Stand as strong as wet noodles, And a therapist Is just far too expensive, For these things and more, we write. ~Evan James~ Photo Credit: noah1974

Hourglass Love With these broken tools And feeble arms we carved this Love into a stone. There it shall stay forever ‘Til rain turns it into sand. ~Evan James~ Photo Credit: StockSnap

Zoo Cages We are trapped in zoo Cages of our own making- A college degree, A good steady paying job, And shackles upon our feet. ~Evan James~ Photo Credit: JamesQube

Striking a Chord You have a penchant For Edith Piaf and I Like Led Zeppelin, But therein lies the magic- You are all that I am not. ~Evan James~ Photo Credit: Free-Photos

Redemption in the Night I. The Fighting I have battled it out with The bravest intentions And stood my ground when All else seemed lost, But now I face a broken sadness That cannot see past it’s Own shadow

Pillar of Salt It is strange to see The soft portions of my heart Harden before me. My soul will crack and crumble, Like an old pillar of salt. ~Evan James~ Photo Credit: SofiLayla

Your Yo-Yo You played with me like A yo-yo, casting me down And away from you, Then begging me to return. But now I’m cutting the string. ~Evan James~ Photo Credit: piviso

Death Unkown Like staring into The darkness of a deep void- Death, eternity Swell into a terror! Now, please, Speak to me of earthly things. ~Evan James~ Photo Credit: Glaxo

Lazy Day If I had the choice I would never abandon This fortress of sheets. But winter’s hibernation Extended means death, not life. ~Evan James~ Photo Credit: AlexVan

Late Nights We may talk until The sun peeks it’s head over That far horizon, But perhaps life is made by Sleepless nights and deep friendships. ~Evan James~ Photo Credit: StockSnap

One Leper He chose to come back, Wilting flowers raise their heads When filled with water. He chose to come back, Because our harvest feasts Turn us back to God. He chose to come back, The hand that heals

Howl How quickly does the Faint squeak of a little cub Become a fierce growl? How quickly does his whimper Rise higher into a howl? ~Evan James~ Photo Credit: colfelly

Enough Like the wine that never Ceases pouring in my cup, Or the cool breeze that Sufficiently soothes my soul- You will always be enough. ~Evan James~ Photo Credit: annca

Would I Miss It? But, would I miss it? The chance to chase down the wind, Wander and wonder Till I have lost any sense Of who I might call my home. ~Evan James~ Photo Credit: tuartegrafico97

You Remind Me of Cigarettes You remind me of cigarettes, The way you calm my body And leave a foul smell on my breath. The way I can never quit you, And how I hate myself for always Chasing you with fire.

Flashes of Honesty Were we married too young? Did our grass never come in? Old age begets wisdom so Why did we choose when we were children? I have loved you till I stopped And I even tried after that.