exhaustion sets in,
from day after day,
of working morning to night.
Weak and weary,
the tears flow freely,
aching, tired, flustered,
striving, pressing on, crying...
One more day, one more.
I feel foolish,
I feel unworthy,
even evil,
my hearts not right,
my minds not right,
just one more day.
looking back,
the good times,
the bad times,
man I miss him!
years have passed by,
five short years,
still, my brothers presence is missed.
Why did he leave so soon?
One more day,
just one more.
But Lord,
through my frustration,
through my tears,
I cry out to you with praise.
You help me stand,
you help me press on,
you help fight the evil,
Lord, you're my Father,
may we have more than one day!
Author notes
This week at work has been straining. Its been hard core. I wake up at five, to be to work by six, and dont leave work until 6:30 in the evening. I hurt, I struggle inside and out. I feel like my witness is shot. I look at those around me, and I wonder how they do it. I struggle to lean on God, and things get to me. I feel like I let it show. Usually when I think about my brother it brings joy. He had it hard here, but now hes home. And thats with great praise. But today I was filled with despair, as I miss him greatly! He was an amazing older brother, and I hope that I can be even close to who he was. One more day, and work goes back to normal for next week. If it werent for God, I would have quit. I do praise Him in this storm!
A contest entry
- loosing a loved one by karas.
400 points, ended November 25, 2008, 47 entries
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Comments
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You had me tearing up, you jerk! It was a really amazing write. You can feel how much you miss him
You might want to change "your" to "you're" in the second to last line, though. It's just something that draws away from the message you're saying(at least, for people like me). Also, maybe change the period to a question mark after "Why did he leave so soon"
Again, amazing write, and stay strong.
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Jesus loves you, and JJ sounds soo cool from what you guys say about him.
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