Dear Thespian Lovers

as the curtain draws to a close

our final act is complete

we part in glorious harmony

now that the work is done.

But the memories remain

Of our sweet days so fine

The laughter, the tears, the inside jokes-

“Pull the string!” ringing in our ears

Don’t forget us,

Once we’re gone.

For our names are written here

On that dear, old stage and friend.

My fellow actors,

My friends, my loves

You’ve become my family

And family doesn’t forget.

We fight-we scream

We forgive and we laugh

No family is perfect

And neither are we

I love you all-my family.

Spirit of Holiness

Here I stand in awe

Of Your great and mighty works,

Of Your wondrous Love,

Your endless Grace.

I am nothing-still you love me

I am broken and scarred,

Abandoned-and You picked me up.

Now I offer all that I am-to be used by You.

Teach me to love with a pure heart,

Fill me with Your presence and Your spirit

Control my tongue and my thoughts

That I will truly become like You.

The Silent Cry

I wasn’t old enough to vote

I would have said, “No!”

This is America

The “home of the free.”

I was never free

Never given the chance,

Someone else made that choice

And decided I wasn’t worth it.

Won’t someone fight for me?

For the voices that cry, unheard,

Who will take up the fight?

Who will take a stand for life?

The day was almost here

To see my mommy’s face,

Feel her kiss my head

And cradle me in her arms.

But then a blast of air

Cold and harsh and cruel,

And I felt myself being sucked away

Away from Mommy, away from life.

I didn’t understand, it wasn’t fair

I never saw her face

If she’d just seen me, held me

I know she would’ve wanted to keep me-forever.

I didn’t die because of guns, or a war

My life was stolen—

Simply because I was not wanted

Just because I wasn’t convenient.

And now I’m gone

Just a whisper of life

I never said, “I love you”

I was never given the chance.