Evelyn Klebert

When the world is too harsh
and it brooks no understanding
when the whirlwind tears everything to shreds.
When i can’t see clearly
nor make sense of its randomness
I remember where I find shelter
where i find comfort
and truth notwithstanding.
Where i find hope
and possibility
where I’m caught when i fall
where the harshness is cushioned
where my spirit is cherished.
In your eyes
your embrace
your whispers
always with you.

© 2011 Evelyn Klebert

There is a difference

Between the man who lives for himself

with his eye always on his own goal

and the man

who keeps his eye

always on his children.

The man who teaches them about their world

and gives them a strong shoulder to lean on

who supports and nurtures them

in good times and bad

who gives encouragement

not condemnation

who views them as his responsibility

not as an extension to glorify himself.

What is the difference between the man

who is really a Dad

and one who misses it entirely?

© 2011 Evelyn Klebert

i’ve tried a thousand ways
walking up and down
trying hard to wrap my brain
around what I’ve found.
I’m supposed to be better
than cursing another’s way
I’m supposed to be stronger than letting them
touch my world.
But I guess I’ve lived in a bubble
because I can’t begin to fathom
how someone justifies deliberate cruelty.
I’ve tried to forgive
for myself that seems best
but maybe its just too soon
because it still surges up nonetheless
I never really understood
what it felt like to brush by evil
because its  clear if people allow it
it will work through them.
It’s a struggle
to move on
and not to get some acknowledgment
of what has been done.
But there seems to be no justification
or satisfaction in senseless ness.
I can’t begin to fathom
how and why someone would choose such a course.
I suppose I can only conclude
I’ve brushed by evil
and be glad it’s well away from me now.

I don’t believe we live in the same world.
I don’t live where taking from someone else
accomplishes anything but misery.
I don’t believe we walk the same earth
because mistreating one another
only accomplishes the same pain for ourselves.
I don’t believe we see the same truth
because truth is eternal
and not clouded by self-deception.
I don’t want to walk in your world
where all is dank and devoid of essence.
And I can’t begin to understand
why you would.

© 2011 Evelyn Klebert

Just when you think
you have it all figured out
Just when you think
there are no more surprises.
Just when you think
this world is too jaded
Then the unexpected happens
and we exceed expectations
Just when you think
there are no more surprises
we find common ground
Plant new seeds
and hope flourishes again.