You and I

You curse-
I scream
inside.

The world is spinning
out of control,
but we shall remain-
unfallen.

You-
a child of invisibility
and I-
a child of the skies,
we both cry for freedom
from the lies
that bound us.

You curse-
I scream
inside.

Your mind is a cage-
behind the thick steel bars
of reality.
My mind is a machine-
digesting experience
like aspirin
on an empty stomach.

We hold hands
as we stand-
watching the rest collide
with the frail wall
of superficialness.

You curse-
I scream
inside.

Your passion burns
like a blazing mountain-
my loyalty endures
like the waves of the ocean.

Our God has twisted
our lives as one-
to glorify Himself
through our trials
and our tears.

You learn to love-
I learn to live
in time.

5-17-92