Double Edge Sword

Like a fortress stands my heart, surrounded by resistance,

Withstanding man's abusive showers.

I watch as you attempt to break through knowing that if

You were to succeed I'd be left in the cold, vulnerable, and alone.

You try so hard to disguise your silver forked tongue in a

Facade of meaningless romance.

But all is in vain, as your kind is well known.

Refusing to be made a fool, only he who is true and noble will overthrow my defenses.

Nature's Strength

Life is hidden amongst the shoreline waters 'til the changing course turns inward.

The water below yearns for the rays of sun beaming down to coax the sea to glisten.

Rare is the mollusk whose outer charm is shared with the deep opalesce beauty hiding within.

Even Death Valley harbors unknown treasured gems of life and underwater grandeur.

And like the chamise seed, which yields itself to the blistering flame to unlock its splendor,

So is it with the virtue of God's beloved creations fulfilled through provoked soul exploration.