D.L. Lunsford's Flight of the Butterfly
A writing platform celebrating the freedom of expression and the exploration of God, self and the world.
If freedom was for sale who could afford it? Would it really be freedom if you could buy it? Probably just some watered-down version of a dream, A fragrant wish in a fancy bottle; Something to make you close your eyes and forget… the shackles on your feet. © D.L. Lunsford
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Time is short… When you’re having fun When you’re wasting it Time is long… When you’re waiting When you’re hungry No time… If you’re God Out of time… When you’re dead © D.L. Lunsford
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Though we may not say it, we all want peace. Though we may not admit it, we get tired. Though we may hide it, we yearn to be loved, understood, and forgiven. So while we’re out shopping for gifts to give to others, God hopes we remember the gift He gave to us, And finally unwrap […]
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A star was born the day I closed my eyes and dared to believe– believed my life was more than I could see believed I’m loved believed I’m free. My star grew every time I possessed the courage to stand– stand for what is right stand for what is true stand up for me. Took […]
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People dancing on the sidewalk in a rain storm and the car breaking down under the trees. The brakes don’t work and the cow won’t shut up. Nothing’s on TV but watching it anyway. The sounds of the water in the fish tank putting me to sleep. The room is not dark, but dimly lit […]
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Don’t need you to love me like I love you; Just don’t make me hate you. Let my eyes drink in the sight of you. My heart skips a beat when you’re near, Two when you’re not. Hold me tightly in your embrace And make me believe I’m the only one. If there is another, […]
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Holiday turkey carved by the hands that stabbed me in the back; Casserole dishes served by the hands that slapped me; Desserts prepared by the hands that left me bruised; Table seating family looking on with the eyes that burned me and the smiling mouths that bit me. I pasted on the smile I practiced […]
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Believe when the nights are long and you feel all alone when your dreams turn to dust and all your friends are gone. ♥ When your body groans and everything in you aches when you can’t keep your food down and bad dreams keep you awake. ♥♥ When everyone tells you there is no hope […]
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I don’t know how to be honest when you’re looking at me like that expecting me to be more than I am. If you’re wanting more than the real me surely you cannot expect honesty. How can I be true when everything you like about me is a lie? To give you what you want […]
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Late at night lying in bed Arms folded across my head Restless I ponder on the day ahead And all it takes to earn the bread Needed to keep my family fed. I try to remember the words I read. It was in the bible, something Jesus said, But I can hardly think, my head […]
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D.L. Lunsford's Flight of the Butterfly 