Poetry by Damon Young

Like aromatic sandpaper, my father— his cheeks, rough and unfamiliar. How I wished we lived together, waking up from a dream. Distant,...

Coming home tired, I admit I was going through the motions. Creeping the door open, I’m the juvenile-selfish in my plans. Until, I sat down on my youngest son’s bed side. Eyes tired, he said, “What song should we sing?” My heart stopped. These are precious times, I see them racing in his two older siblings. His skin and features are untouched from worry, pain or fear. Earlier this week his sister showed some signs of twelve going on twenty, mainly with her excuses. Her mo

More like questions, less like answers Less like pointing, more like a hug More like walking, less like thinking These are precious...

my God of Loving Imagination i Imagine a Love of God that is synonymous with Your dream of song You my Love, have been dreamt about on...

Tinted Son glares blind utterable sight my vision is yet unseen, but surely known, as i am created across the clouds and sky i find a...

When I used to lie beneath the sun, and contemplate the span of the daisies I would, without exception, become trapped in my own mind...

to who you are, from where i am i have only one response to your reply we have this once then we die i am alone here, wishing away a...

you critiqued my critique of a dead white man's societal critique you gave me a b i suppose we see things differently like langston's...

Having spent more than two decades in the private sector before transitioning to the non-profit realm, I've grown increasingly aware of...

Hi Leader. You have one job. I hear you laughing through cyberspace. No, this is not a joke. I’m completely serious. So, what is the one...

It is a Sunday morning in the fall and I’m sitting in front of my house, I’m not in any pain and I can feel it. Instead, I feel the chill...

Recently I completed Steven Garber’s book “Visions of Vocation”. Mr. Garber’s work was deeply impactful to me and I want to share some...

You have a platform and we want to hear from you...all of you. You can be a world changer if you use YOUR platform. Often times we hear...

I heard a speaker at a recent conference discuss the idea of elevating in your work through making what the Kansas Leadership Center...

On this Father's Day I've been battling feeling overwhelmed. The responsibility, the financial provision, the mentoring and nurturing,...

As many of you know my wife Kate and I have 5 children ranging in age from 15-2 years of age. We are busy in our day to day world and...

Our primary purpose in our walk with God is that of a ‘son or daughter of God’. The thing about this primary identity is that our other...

Me and you as the prodigal son…the day after. There are obviously many ways to express the compassion and love that God has for us, but...

We live in an individualist society in the midst of an individualist age. We want a customized experience, tailored specifically for each...

A silence of soul is mind aching I want all of you, soul quenching afraid, free, crying, praising, running, savoring I hear the whisper, and I die and live, all in love