Agony
Sometimes they come out of nowhere
These shadows that nibble my soul
Whose teeth rip away at my tenderest parts
Leaving scars too unsightly to show.
The tears fall quietly from anguished eyes
That would rather be blinded than see
The ones I had helped from out of the pit
Now tearing all good out of me.
My stomach teems with caustic churns
That betrayal injects in your core
I sip of God's promise of healing and peace
But it burns even more than before.
Name just one time I withheld love
Or sowed seeds of malice or ire
Yet still I stand guilty in judgmental mobs
Condemned to the unworthy's fire.
But the battle's not lost, hope lingers on
Though people are shallow and cold
My spirits are broken, my heart shattered, yet still
Jesus loves and attends to my soul.
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