Author Archives:
J.W. Richmond

Steers

He says.She does. He steers.She goes. He promises,Then breaks his word.He gets offendedThat she has troubleTrusting himWhen he is reliable. She questionsWhat she did wrong. He wants more.She needs less. She startsTo tell himHow she feels,But she worriesThat he will … Continue Reading

Slippery

I trip       over          myself daily   bump         into doorways   stumble         on the absence            of an actual anything and   find random bruises on myself                from stuff I run into. I trip      over … Continue Reading

Prodding

Is this really a good idea? Am I jumping in              alert and              prepared      or carelessly running                       tripping over my better judgment                               into something                                      I should just leave                                             … Continue Reading

Fireflies

Learning,    but at a weird                in-between                stage. For the most part,      junior highers tend to be                uncoordinated and                awkward. Their limbs are growing too fast      for them to handle,         so they seem … Continue Reading

Pulp

“A failure is merely the non-presence of success. Any fool can accomplish failure.” – Drew Baylor,                                                 Elizabethtown* Kind of like people who say           they aren’t afraid of heights,           they are only afraid of                falling,      I’m … Continue Reading

Gave

I never heard it            that way before: Just use what He gave you (Romans 12:6a)            even if you can’t name                                or define it.* How things are named                       specified                       defined                             … Continue Reading

Warp

Anxiety    feeds       on my slowly   developing    confidence. I’m learning,             but so far       behind. Asked to do even more,     I am honored            excited                and still            questioning            everything. It’s not that … Continue Reading

Spontaneity

Confusion      taunts me      taps me on one shoulder           and sneaks around                          behind the other. Is the world suddenly      different? Or is this some eccentric      April Fool’s joke? I wonder if the water is safe. … Continue Reading

Yes

It was eleven years ago, the Saturday before Easter, just like today. He asked, and I said yes. I knew I loved Jeff, but I didn’t know what to expect. Sure, I had been told marriage takes work, and it’s … Continue Reading