Words Heard Across the Street from Avondale Park

Act 2: 35127

7am Letter to God

Heavenly Father, please forgive me for all of my sins... again.

Thank you for saving a soul that wouldn't be saved.

Your endearing love and amazing grace,

I owe you total praise.

I was at the bottom of the ocean lost in the current.

I closed my eyes to die

And to my surprise

I woke to find that I was still alive.

My God, I was breathing underwater.

Thank you for bringing me through

These trying times, I'll try next time

To stay away from the edge of the pool.

I hope one day to see your face but never in this way.

Amen.

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truth be told(ii)

"No one can love you quite like you love yourself." - 35127

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Kisses on the Wind

Kisses,

Intimate kisses.

Breathless moments

That left me speechless.

Kisses on the wind,

Before I could even close my eyes and purse my lips...

I had missed it.

If only our moment was longer.

If only I had known what I know now, then...

I would've tried harder to kiss the wind.

I shed a tear, I shed a few;

With all I knew I was still a fool.

Countless kisses on my cheek,

But the last kiss I wished I hadn't missed.

I shed a tear, I shed a few,

But my share of tears are through.

I choose not to be upset about the time that I didn't get with you,

Because

the time that we did get was a gift.

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Sips and Swallows

With bitterness on my lips I kiss the bottle good night.

I dare not dream,

For even in my sleep these thoughts are wide awake...

It's like trying to stand up straight with broken ribs.

It's like trying to breathe with a mouth full of rubber cement, like writing a love letter you'll never send.

Do not be deceived, I am far from naive.

I know that the glass can't save me.

I know that the corner store don't sell hope.