my adrenaline has expired
my motivation has dissolved
my strength has dried up
I look back
to dozens of checked-off lists
I look forward
to another list growing uncontrollably fast
overwhelming
suffocating
despairing
me, for I have nothing from which to pull from.
I am falling apart
shriveling
melting
still still
Be still
Be still
and know that
I. AM. GOD.
HE. IS. GOD.
I am not
He is my shepherd.
I am His sheep
He makes me
lie down in green pastures.
He leads me
beside still waters.
He restores my soul!
My overwhelmed, suffocated, despaired soul.
He restores.
I am falling apart,
but He's catching the pieces and putting them back together
I am shriveling,
but He's reviving me, giving me water
I am melting,
but I am melting into His hands
and that's alright with me.
Author notes
Inspired from Psalms 22 and 23
For Raquel
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Comments
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Excellent
This was really good! I especially liked the last three lines. This is really excellent work!!
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Raquel read this to me and I thought.. Wow! This is totally amazing! I love the part about the hands and everything! It really took my breath away! I wish I had thought of that!! Oops, jealousy showing... Well This is really really really good and I'm really glad you're my friend!!
Catherine -
wow...that was one of the most encouraging comments I've gotten on allpoetry! I'm so glad I've encouraged you in your faith! It was certainly a growing experience writting this. Thank you!!
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Brilliant
How eloquently written! The way you have conveyed the idea of wobbling faith, of panic, and then of trust in God to the point that you collapse in His hands
'I am melting,
but I am melting into His hands
and that's alright with me' communicates the emotion in such an effective way, the repetition being especially well used.
Great write, and thank you for encouraging me in my faith!
Sera-Jayne xx
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