Please

Please

by Tim Reed

Undefinable

Unstoppable

Ineffaceable

That moment when a man was reduced to one word

"Please."

How Could I Have Known?

How Could I Have Known?

by Tim Reed

How could I have known? 

Call it ignorance.

I took a step.

I said yes.

How could I have known?

Call it naïvety.

I didn't expect roses,

nor did I expect dungeons.

How could I have known?

Call it blindness.

I turned my face.

I turned my feet.

How could I have known?

My eyes saw the swells

my feet faltered

I lost your voice in the wind.

How could I have known?

when my castles fell

when my banks burned

when my advisers fled

How could I have known?

the Loving Hand could crush

the Crushing Foot could build

the Builder's plan would stand

How could I have known?

my path was paved in blood

watered with tears

lead through desolate places

How could I have known?

...but this I know.

That you love me.

That you lead me.

That you shield me.

How could I have known?

I couldn't.

I can't.

But...

I know you.

And that's enough.