Dear God,
Give me confidence and courage
Give me harmony and hope
Give me the strength to hold onto
The knot I tied at the end of this rope
That I made sure to secure tightly to whatever love I found
And was sure came from You
Not the temple’s written pedigree
Before climbing through a stained glass pane
And scaling the church walls
I don’t know if You are really there
Or listening,
But please
I have been dangling
Though I haven’t looked down to see
How far the fall may be
Letting go may or may not land me on my feet
And I fear the latter
So here I will hang below Your throne
Contemplating all that is unknown
Until I feel You move my bones
SWD 05/2018
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I can’t work out if I see this as a prayer or a suicide note
How can it be so perfectly poised between the two?!
A truly exceptional piece of writing.
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I definitely feel like it is both as well. Not so much a life ending suicide note but a religious suicide. I feel as if I am praying and threatening to leave God and all that seems meaningful unless shown some kind of hope.
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And thank you so much, Matt! You always have such insightful perspectives.
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I do? 😀
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Absolutely. I had a vague idea of what I felt but you read it and put it into words that helped me discover another meaning behind my own writing. Your writing is also so inspiring. I am amazed at how much you have in that head and how much you have allowed the world to see what’s inside. It is no small feat to open up and shout what you think into what seems like a void.
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Well, thank you 🙂
I found that shouting into the void is so much better than shouting within my own head. Mainly because it means I no longer need to listen…
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This is truly beautiful.
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Thank you so much
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Thanks for the poem and the conversation with those who comment. I love your words to Matt. I find that refined. Bravo!
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Thanks for the poem and the conversation with Matt. Beautiful way of expressing your thoughts. Bravo!
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Reblogged this on John Cowgill's Literature Site.
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A celestial petition
worthy in the asking.
The King of everything
is always listening.
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I like this very much. I love that last line.
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Thank you!
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@shllyn, God is real and alive. He is there and He will never leave you. If He ‘left’ you then He would be going against His very nature.
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Thats a beautiful poem my friend ^~^
We need more awesome Christian themed poems such as yours, perhaps this is your destiny.
Also thank you very much for liking my poem over at Cascadialegends.wordpress.com
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I have had a lot of doubt this week about writing on the topic of my faith. Thank you so much for saying that.
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Oh yes! In this day and age, you must be one to right about God’s word, poems about God is very plifting, what with the many ill things people online engage in—ranging from witchcraft, bullying, hate speech, or even the bitter rejection online.
Simply you writing of peaceful things, many will flock to you for that peace they yearn for. 🙂
I like to think of it as just like God hears every voice that says His name, He even hear’s the “digital coding” that types in His son’s name, Jesus. 😉
That’s how powerful His name is. Anyway, let’s keep in touch, eh?
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Absolutely! Again thank you so much for your kind and inspiring words. He has been telling me in many ways to write about Him and I am very grateful for your nudge today. My email is on my contact page if you ever want to talk personally.
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okay! I will definately do this 🙂
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I love this poem!
Hold on tight to God or better just let him hold you.
He won’t let you down!
He’s right there with you…
He will be your strength!
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Thank you so much!
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