I wrote this poem a few years ago. I was getting out of a depression and God used these words to help heal me. After writing this I understood David and the Pslams in a whole new light…
I once walked like the living dead,
With an arbitrary path before me,
Bruising my body along the way,
Dancing in the darkness.
I once lived in agony,
In the defeat of all man kind.
No one knew my name,
Yet all knew the curse from which I came.
Despair was a common word,
Used among the masses,
To describe the fears and failures,
Seen throughout the world.
But it was night then,
And we could not see the Son.
It was slowing spilling in our lives,
Yet we were unaware.
The rays hit and we cowered,
Repulsive in appearance.
We did not know from where it came,
It was our adversary.
We tried to conceal it,
With blankets and veils,
But its power was far too great,
And we far too meek.
The Son did not belong.
It revealed our deception,
Our lies and our contempt.
It brought death upon our lives.
But it was morning then,
And we could barely see the Son.
It was slowing spilling in our lives,
And we were now aware.
We came from our places,
Hidden in the walls and streets.
The Son could not be overtaken.
It brought us to our knees.
I once lived in agony,
But the Son had shown bright its warmth.
It was no foe nor fuming beast,
But the glory of a new dawn.
My old way of life was dead,
Left barren in the street.
It was molded and rotted by the Son.
No more shall I be.
It was noon day then,
And we could see the Son.
It was vastly spilling in our lives,
And we were most aware.
The Son continued on its path.
Bringing light along the way.
I am no longer bruised,
Because it reveals my every path.
The fury had been long extinguished,
Life now proceeds at last.
The birds are singing to the new day,
And the Son is shimmering away.
The Son began to set,
Taking with it the pain and sorrow.
Soon it will be dark again,
But hope remains for its return.
It is dusk now,
And we have seen the Son.
It spilt out into our lives,
And we are most aware.
I still remember the day I wrote this. I was listening to this song by Jon Foreman. He kind of inspired me…
