Fresh, pure, clean, new beginnings await Dark, bleak, suffocating, no longer a state Path directed, footsteps toward the Master Running, unfaltering, pace is faster Throne of grace is directly in view No hindrance, boldly He makes things new My vessel is chipped but not broken Forgiveness and love He has spoken
Where were you when I needed an ear, a heart, a hand Where were you when my feet were stuck in sand I called, cried, shouted, yelled but no one heard I tried, endured, fled, it was all so absurd Giving all my time away, hoping it mattered Crying all my tears away, my life …
A new day is born, Son shining on my soul Yesterday is complete, memories still hang The enemy still bites, I am the goal Boxed in, the lid slams with a bang Pierced, marred, attacked, in his sight Trapped and slowly inching to an escape Lid is open, my body is too weak to fight …
Alone, alone at last, secure and free Falling. Deeper, darker. Tumbling down False security, the snare caught me World shouts, better a smile than a frown Refusal to participate, isolation wins Trap was sprung, bait was taken No one to see all my filthy sins My faith was damaged, shaken Away from the flock, the …
.................................A cage for my mind, bars are tight...........................Thoughts escape but soon come back ...........................A glimpse of Light,warm and right ........................The darkness runs away, no more black.........................The ugliness creeps and crawls again.........................Please let it stop, please let it end..........................I pray and I pray and stop with amen..............As I finish, Light is there, my love, my friend........................The cage is …
Chipped Vessel 