Wednesday, November 17, 2021

An Ardent Prayer

I know I fail too often, and it grieves me
I wonder why go on, is there nothing true
There is an vapid emptiness inside my soul
A dark place inside me needing to be filled
In this moment watch me fade from view
As my being is sucked into the blackest hole
Whatever my intentions I've lived unfulfilled
Unredeemed, a slave to pleasure
A fool, hateful, spiteful with no hope
I'd give everything I have to have a future
I believe in more than I can sense, see or touch
I pray that my seeking equals a quest to find you
And then I can be redeemed and freed
A slave no longer, a life no longer forsaken
I long to be clean, be hopeful, and unbroken
Let my heart be forgiven, let my soul reawaken