Poetry, short prose, & general musings.
I long to shield you
From the world and it’s knives
How they slash and bite
When they understand
You are different than you once were.
They will rain their verses on you
Throwing their opinions and beliefs
Like darts into your tender flesh
Even as I long to protect you
I begin to realize how small I am
How little I actually understand.
I once used my words in that way
As weapons to protect my own security
How can I be a beacon of truth, light
And also of love?
Your presence
Is here yet so subtle
So far away
Like grasping at vapor
My love, my heart, my all
You are not near now
I question- what I have done?
Or perhaps not done.
But without Your imminence
I do not have the energy
To find you.
You promised to never leave
To meet me where I am
So I plead with you now
Give me the guidance I seek
The joy and peace I long for
I know it can only come from You
Don’t withhold
Your precious gifts from me.
You said to come to You as a child
Here I am
Like when my babies ask me to kiss their scrapes
In all my vulnerability
Heal my heart, fill my soul
As you have so many times before.
Without it I cannot survive
Here in this beautiful, vicious world.
I love myself
I am loved by others
I can do cool & important things
I am a holy creation
I am capable
To face whatever is next
If I love myself
I will love others in return
Praise be to God
For making me.
It’s time to go
But I long to stay
Why must we go back
Towards obligations
Waiting for me like
Mercenaries in the night.
I know it is what must be
Rhythm and responsibility
If I were to stay
I would fade away as a mist
You have things for us to do.
Give me
Courage to keep going.
Kacie B. Sharpe 