I ran and tried to hide
From His Face
But He followed
And would not go
Telling me over and over
He loved me so
I fought back the tears
Of blinding fears
I could not let them flow
And His endless Grace
I did not know
The ache inside was buried deep
In some dark hole
Too low down to be seen
And still I laughed and smiled
While inside I died
This plastic life
So full of toxic love
Oh how it made me weep
And long for what I dared not touch
Haunting me even in my sleep
And then He caught me
When I wasn’t looking
He reeled me in
And held me high
Above the pain and loss
He holds me still
And never lets me go
Outside of His embrace
His Arms are cradle soft
Protecting me from harm
I am His daughter
So now I know
Who gives me this ‘Living Water’
And although the pain doesn’t grow
Its remnants stay
Like stubborn thorns in my heart
These sharp reminders
One day will go
When I’m not looking
They’ll slide away
Leaving me free
In Eternity to play
Loving Him forever.
Jennie Starling: June 17th 2022.
