A Night Without Armor [Favorite Poems]

[ItBeThatWay27]

"You Are Not"

you are not
the brave soldier

Neruda's Sons
Chaves' brother

you are not
the dark horse
heart filled
with all the weight
and compassion
your hardships
have won you
you are not
driven by the need
to free all people
from meanness and
loveless abuse
I know you
you are asleep in your church
on Sunday afternoon
looking for God
in answers you seek
through others
instead
of being the answers
you are praying for peace
but unwilling to be it

praying for mercy
but unwilling to give it
praying for Love
but too busy
making sure you got your own:
a good job
a good girl
all the trimmings you are
entitled to
all the bells and whistles
that are meaningful
but only to those who possess
a heart most common

[never.alone]

my favs that i can think of are:

we talk
shush
gather yourself
the strip 1 & 2

and more but i can think of them right now

[last_dance_rodeo]

Saved from Myself
How often I've cried out
in silent tongue
to be saved
from myself

In the middle of the night
too afraid
to move

horrified the answer
may be beyond the
capability of my
own two hands

so small
(no one should feel this alone)

[ItBeThatWay27]

Chris I love that one too. I really like the one "My dad went to vietnam" that she writes about her dad. Actually it's called My dad went to vietnam on the audio cd but I think it's titled different in the book..

[last_dance_rodeo]

yeah that one is good too, it's sad how she says he just got sort of thrown into adulthood and stuff

[Little Bird]

Oh I think I'll have to pull it down from my bookshelf and relive it for a bit before I could answer this one. I know which one I am hunting for first though. It's my favourite in the book but I'm useless with names so I'll have to dig it out first.