John Mark Green

Even when your heart is blue, I'll safely hold it. I really don't mind these indigo-stained hands.

I am no blank slate for love to write on.My heart has walls marred with cracks,bloodstains, and bullet holes;graffitied over by past lovers.

His heart was like a battered guitar; worn and scuffed from a life spentout on the road, but still capableof bringing forth beautiful music.

UnsightlyIf I strip my heart naked, you'll see all the unsightly scars, I'm afraid.

When sorrow's cup is filled up to the brim,the slightest touch of memory can cause tears to spill again.

Sadness is a bruise on the skin of memory.

Opening to love will always involve risk,but a heart safe from pain is one also locked to joy.

Birthing is never easy or without pain, be it a universe, a child, or a fresh start in life. Contraction precedes expansion. Darkness comes before dawn. Joy follows pain. This is the way of things.

Rusted FlowersFrom her heart__tear-salted soil,rusted flowers grew.A serrated beauty;wounding all those who bent near.

She was a tragic beauty. Sadness had left its fingerprints all over her face.

We're all in the human race. The question is, are you running toward your dreams or just away from your fears?

Your transformation will begin the moment you stop worrying for someone rise to rescue you.

Refuse to blame yourself for not being 'good enough

Your heart plays a song like a broken music box, but nothing ever sounded quite so beautiful to me. Together, in the dance of wounded-wing swans we__l rise above the ruins, melting into the golden light.

He'd been saving up his love for years and years, waiting for the right personto spend his fortune on.

The self-righteous scream judgments against others to hide the noise of skeletons dancing in their own closets.

I'll be your blanket, baby. Wrap yourself up in me. Let me give you shelter, in the winter of this world.

Looking back at our lives, the unbelievable thing is that despite all the times when things felt so wrong, we still managed to meet at the perfect moment. Almost as if by some plan which we were unaware of.