Walk On

Walk on

I need to refresh,
Step back, take a breath.
Return to my roots
my spiritual origins, God’s truths.

Take a moment in prayer; cast my fears behind me
give up all of my worries to the Lord Almighty
Ask God to help me
because I’m tired of fighting

Close my eyes and trust I can see,
to find my way to a path I once saw so clearly.
Cast my burden down;
this heavy pack,
a weight I’ve carried around

Raise up my head
And look life in the eye
because I haven’t quit
and I’m not ready to die

Feign assurance, although I’m not ready
Walk as if I’m sure, until my footsteps grow steady
Step by step until I become strong
because I refuse to fall...

and so I walk on.

A Love Letter

Happy Easter beloved,
May God bless and guide you all!

This is just a poem I wrote some time ago;

A Love Letter

That flutter of panic,
as anxiety races to fear,
clutching at straws;
Something is missing
Something that should be here

A feeling so strong
it’s compelling
Recognition:
that feeling I feel

is longing

More than missing
Gone further than away
who are You? where are You?
An ache that takes hold
Now that i’ve noticed it won’t go away

A fervour, a fever,
call it obsession
that clamours at my soul.
Whatever consumes me, it’s taken possession
and I no longer feel whole

But how do I find you?
I pick up my phone to call
in vain: I don’t know your number
your face, your name
And yet, how does a stranger enthrall?

I need you, I love you;
Those age-old words.
Yesterday they sounded trite
I can’t breathe without you, I’ll die without you;
Today they simply sound right

More than love, more than I miss you
without You I am missing.
No longer one, not half, not even one part
blended together (two became one)
my Alpha, my Omega; my heart

A distant song
a sound that caused my soul to sigh;
hauntingly familiar,
tauntingly close,
An echo from the beginning of time.

Unaware I was incomplete,
the confusion of missing,
without knowing what was gone.

Now that I know you
I am bound tighter than at birth.
There is no return
to life without You,
the gravity holding me to earth.