wanting to quit

I remember your face

so certain, so sure

the lines crunched together

to will yourself forward

even as the pain gripped you

wanting to quit

to give up

but pushing through

your pain, your sorrow

the earthquakes in your life

the challenges you faced.

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July 9, 2014              

wanting to quit

Devozine for July 7, 2014 to July 13, 2014

“+staying connected”

&

Proverbs 1:8-9 (CEV)

“Mom”

devotion by Jessica Guillory

for July 8, 2014

read July 9, 2014

&

Romans 12:5 (NIV)

“One a Day”

devotion by Hunter McWhorter

for July 7, 2014

read July 7, 2014

&

Patten Methodist Youth Group

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Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church

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Patten, ME

All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage. See all 31,070+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

catch and release

for a reason, for a season

a time in the world

so have I handled friendships

for most of my life

few friends have I carried

stayed close to in my life

If I wrote a chapter

of my friendships

in honesty it would probably be,

“catch and release”;

but there is pain in that reality

in that way of living

looking in the mirror

because each of them have informed

the me I am today

for a reason, for a season

has been the truth;

but I pray that, for some,

it will be my journey of life.

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July 9, 2014

Romans 12:5 (NIV)

“One a Day”

devotion by Hunter McWhorter

for July 7, 2014

read July 7, 2014

&

Devozine for July 7, 2014 to July 13, 2014

“+staying connected”

&

Patten Methodist Youth Group

https://www.facebook.com/groups/pattenmethodistyouth/

Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Stetson-Memorial-United-Methodist-Church/174161846023512

Patten, ME

All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage. See all 31,070+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.