Tag Archives: hurt

promised – November 23

Posted on November 26, 2016 by landl30

11.23.2016 blue denim shirt and jeans, navy guy school janitor thin, curley haired hoped for hero that I reached out to when the big kids threw my treasured blue plastic automatic pistol up onto the school roof over my … Continue reading →

Posted in poetry | Tagged betrayal, childhood, consequences, disillusionment, failure, heartbreak, hurt, impact, innocence, promises, regret, shame, trust, yearnings | Leave a comment

audition – November 22

Posted on November 23, 2016 by landl30

11.17.2016 he was angry the first time he came with his small son and a big chip on his shoulder. an angry dad, mid divorce, ticked at the women who might turn him away. and his son got … Continue reading →

Posted in poetry | Tagged anger, brokenness, divorce, fathers and sons, Gift, hurt, male/female, pain, parenting, resolution, theater, wonder | Leave a comment

an anger observed – February 17

Posted on February 18, 2016 by landl30

2.17.2016 (9) my dad washed dishes bent over the sink banging away with tongue at side of his lip striking angrily. he was doing it for mom whose raw cracked hands bled as she tore at them and cried. … Continue reading →

Posted in poetry | Tagged anger, compassion, family, fathers and sons, frustration, hurt, isolation, rage | Leave a comment

broken people – August 4

Posted on August 5, 2015 by landl30

8.4.2015 broken people are part of our lives and we wonder how Jesus can love us and still let us go through such darkness. but that was his way and who are we to judge … Continue reading →

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damaged hearts, boston marathon madness – April 20

Posted on April 20, 2013 by landl30

4.20 wondering at the hurt that can move a heart to such recrimination recrim, re crime, re criming. re-cre-hating, the damage done to a soul. ——————

Posted in poetry | Tagged attack, bombers, bombs, Boston, Boston Marathon, crime, damage, Events, hatred, hurt, Marathon, recrimination, souls, Sports, terror, terrorists | 1 Comment