Lost and confused, at wit's end.
Void of family or closet friend.
Staring blankly out the window of despair,
Wanting to run, to be elsewhere.
Dishonest with one's self and others;
Exhausted by a dependent mother.
Lies upon lies, how does one perceive the truth?
Now a life wasted from its youth.
Angels of light appear at night.
Demons masquerade deceiving your spiritual sight.
Telling you what to do.
Leading to debt for which others sue.
Where does your life end;
Complicated and racked by sin?
Hope intangible seems to be slipping away.
Will it return again some day?
How much is enough before you crack?
There are so many things that you lack.
Truth and honesty need to find their place
In your heart and in life's pace.
Marcus Tylipus
(written about a prodigal sister who is a stranger)
Awaken to reality only to find
An all too familiar place of sand.
The journey in God's meadow was behind
In a desert of too many demands.
Alone with haunting winds and unanswered prayers,
Each day promised more of the same.
Where was the porch with all the chairs
Where brokenness was the aim?
Who is brave enough to listen to the pain,
Willing to meet heart to heart?
From closeness and togetherness, all seem to abstain
Or simply hide beneath congeniality and then depart.
Community is said to be "The Safest Place on Earth"
A relationship that we understand least.
A place where each has value and worth
And what we seek has not ceased.
Marcus
"The Safest Place on Earth" is the title to a book by Larry Crabb.