sometimes in struggling
the purpose is forgotten
helps to refocus
vision, mission, and values
the truth, the way, and the life
sometimes in struggling
the purpose is forgotten
helps to refocus
vision, mission, and values
the truth, the way, and the life
thirty years ago
wide-eyed when we said our vows
hope for thirty more
you can only know
what you don’t know when you do
often it’s too late
afternoon sunshine
not enough to thaw small creek
numbness continues
hard to imagine
skin dying every day
’til it peels in scabs