I Hope

I hope you'll be wise,

I hope you'll be kind

And happy.

I hope that your faith

Will outlast the struggles

That tempt thee.

I hope you'll live long,

And your memory remains

Long after you're gone.

When we think it's the end,

And we've said goodbye

For the last time,

I hope we open our eyes

And we see one another

Again.

Rejoice With Me

Rejoice with me,

Although I appear to be crying.

Rejoice with me,

For I know that my brother lives.

Rejoice with me

In the hope of the resurrection.

Rejoice with me,

For I know that I'll see him again.

Rejoice that his sorrows are ended;

Where he is, they trouble him no more.

I cry that he's no longer with me;

I rejoice that I'll be with him once more.

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The Phillips 66

I stopped for gas on Portage

And I watched all the cars

Hurrying to places

Where they don't even want to be.

There's a thousand different noises

As I fill up my car

And the distinct,

Disgusting smell of gasoline.

There's a lady with her daughter

A man with his brother

But I stand here alone,

Going nowhere.

You're miles away from me,

A different state,

New scenery;

If I had the time and money,

I'd be there.

These seven months together

Have been seven months apart,

And I want to share much more

Than the moon.

When can I hear your laugh?

When can I hold your hand?

I know the wait is not forever,

But I need to see you soon.