I refuse to become romantically involved 
with the turmoil in today's world.

- Gloria Valentine

How deep doth go
the human soul.

Strange and trying times ...

A song of thanksgiving and praise for the mercies of God.

"Praise the Lord!
He was angry with me,
but now he comforts me.
See, God has come to save me.
I will trust in him and not be afraid.
The Lord God is my strength and my song;
He has become my salvation"

Isaiah 12:1-2 (NLT)

I have observed

I am my country.

A country is its people.
A country is its culture.

I am my country
but my country is occupied
by arrogance, by ignorance,
by those who don't respect
my country,
and now my country suffers oppression.

Sometimes I wish I were God
I wish I was Jesus.
Not for the sake of Christianity,
but for the sake of humanity,
for the sake of my country.

If I truly believe the words of Jesus
the world's most controversial
dissident and humanitarian
I must believe him when he says
"What I have done,
You can do greater."

-Gloria Valentine

Don't leave me here

Get me out of here
This is no place to be
This is death
There is no light here
There is no hope
There is nothing here
Here is a constant reminder
That here is no place to be
A constant reminder
That I cannot get out of here
By myself
Here makes You
Look like a liar
But I know 
You are not a liar
So 
Get me out of here
To where I should be

-Gloria Valentine

With every stroke

with every word

you shame me

no

better yet said

i am shame to myself

for hiding

for so long

in the mediocre

less than

i am 

a priest

without a god

in the shadows

of doubt

afraid 

to come out

-Gloria Valentine

Hope

Hope
in all it's imagery
reflects upon
invisible walls

the prison cell
of the exiled life
it engulfs the outcast

behold Hope comes
to nurture the young
bringing peace to the old

with or without
when all else fails
Hope stands.

-Gloria Valentine

The tentacles of human depravity 
Heartbreaking

What was revealed
Spirit crushing

Dark fear spread
across the land
in silence
it crept

With few exceptions
no one could see it
no one would look
they would not
believe

Trickery ensnared them
with ease
they were witting prey
as they cursed the frey

A heavy burden
for those few souls
who understood
what was revealed

For His sake
all victorious
the few
who understood

It was
the beginning
of the
end

- Gloria Valentine

"Greater Love hath no man ..."

Greater Love hath no man
as I stood before you with the proof
you turned your back
and ran.

Greater love 
hath no man.

-Gloria Valentine

I was just reminded 
that
Jesus
is no longer
a baby.

I gave you
something
to die for
and this is 
how you 
repay me.


"When the Sky Bleeds He Will Come"
- Gary Numan

They
refuse to
know
leaving my heart
to break
over and over
again.

They
refuse to 
understand
leaving the gap
wider and wider.

Leaving my heart
to break
over and over
again
they
refuse.

-Gloria Valentine

I remember thinking
mother fuck
I've been hit by a car 
and I could feel 
the front of the car 
pulling me down
pulling me down
pulling me down. 

Then I remember finding 
myself on the hood 
opening my eyes
seeing the most beautiful 
cloudless blue sky 
but I couldn't find my body 
anywhere. 

Then I remember sensing 
cold and darkness
opening my eyes
seeing the underneath 
of a still moving car 
and I curled into a ball. 

Then I remember finding 
myself laid out on the pavement 
in the sunlight
surrounded by people 
with terrified expressions. 

Then the police 
the EMT's
the ambulance 
the ER ... 

and then the real nightmare began 
and it continues to this day.

I'm so done ...

Abba Father
I want a friend
but it seems
that there are
no friends
to be had.

It seems
that today
no one knows
what a friend is.

All they want
is someone
to role play
some character
locked in 
the false reality
that rides in
their head.

They want 
their own
personal
bitch.

-gloria valentine

Whether clothes or money,
food or books,
everyone needs to know how
to launder and cook.

-Gloria Valentine

#93

Breathe on me the breath of Life.
Cleanse my spirit, remove my strife.

Hold me near, inside Your arms.
Keep me safe, away from harm.

The Lamb of Peace, joy to bring.
Let all your hearts with gladness sing.

Praise to God on Glory High,
believe in Him, you will not die.

Joyfully 
my heart sings out
songs of Glory for You tonight.

I feel Your Mercy on me bestowed.

Heavenly Father, show me the way.
Guide me through each treacherous day.

Sometimes I fall
so short of Your Grace,
I run in vain 
to hide my face.

-Gloria Valentine