Sientir's Blog

I ride in the boat of belief On the turbulent sea of my heart Sometimes the waves are calm And faith holds strong Sometimes the waves are rough And faith holds strong But the boat rocks In stormy agony As the sea rages Why the wait? Where's the sign of change? Is my hope valid? Is it all in my head? What do I do? I know what I do I trust in God But that knowledge Does little To calm The stormy sea The only balm The way to calm Is prayer Lots And lots Of prayer I must seek the One Who can calm The seas And for a time My heart knows peace But I never know When a tempest will blow And churn up the waves Again. You can support Sientir in his creative endeavors by subscribing to his  Patreon  or sharing his work.

So I'm aromantic, so what? I know what it means To love family and friends And I know the craving For sexual affection But Eros is a stranger That's what! In truth I feel fear and frustration at Eros's ability to color my words and add false meaning to them Why must romance Turn a compliment an expression of gratitude or seemingly any phrase into flirtation? Why must Eros add A hidden meaning? I long to say, "Your beauty  has made me happy." A simple expression  of gratitude Why must romance Add to my words a meaning I did not Intend? So I'm aromantic, so what? I know what it means To love family and friends And I know the craving For sexual affection But Eros is a stranger That's what! What makes a date More than hanging with a friend? What makes a romance Different from a friendship? What makes a marriage More than best friends for life? What I want is Best friends with benefits Best friends forever Friends who will not Neglect me Who will be My family S...