enter

How tall is the door that welcomes our hearts
The door that seems to keep us out with promises of bleeding
The god that seems to speak from within and yet gets so confused from without
A Lord that wreaks of the American dream only because I do
Can we enter
shape seems to mislead and weed out broken dreams
And grabs fear from the deep places
That once stood clean in the shadow of innocent children
Children holding onto their bicycles with baseball cards in the spokes
Ready to jump the highest jump with sound of a motorcycle
Can we enter
Remember when we tried to talk under water
Our words filled with fluid and air pockets that bubbled to the surface
Misunderstandings that made us laugh and say… no no no… one more time
Remember when tomorrow came at the crack of dawn ready for exploration
Now it seems to wait for a cup of coffee
Energy that seeps out of the cracks of the day
We know what we can’t see so why bother to open our eyes
Can we enter
Into the smile of a child
Into the laughter of hope and fearlessness
Can we enter
Into the love of a mother that only wants her child to embrace the simple understanding that there is more… always more… always more mystery
So keep looking…
Go through the door of uncertainty
Open your hands and let the blood drain
The blood that made you human wasn’t leaving much room
So let it go
And enter