Cardinal on the Garden Wall

I saw a cardinal on my garden wall,
For some reason I wondered if we would have a cool fall
Or if summer will linger like lyrical
Poems I remember like a miracle.
I sit here, remembering classes at FSU,
Walks I took with Sigrid and Amy too,
Studying communication and the Fine Arts,
While Tara and Paige held my heart.
There’s no hurt like unrequited love when you’re in its throes,
Wondering if your present can ever pass and become tomorrows,
I see another cardinal on my garden wall
And remember fondly those old college falls.

Life, At This Juncture

Thinking of my life, at this juncture,
Remembering cuts I survived, each puncture,
Each knife that sliced the marrow of my soul,
I’ve been cut like a diamond, melted like gold.
I look at my life through its bumps and bruises,
I don’t avoid them, have no call for excuses,
I know every bone I broke, I learned a lesson,
And God uses the fractures to give me a blessing.