Sunday, October 9, 2016

Poetry Hour: Entry 12 - Behold

Behold

Are you afraid
 because it would ask you to be 
vulnerable?
And in that 
vulnerability
you fear you'll be ripped to shreds?
That walking through those doors means
you'll meet with 
humanity:
the kind within yourself,
the kind within others.
It's the humanity that kills you;
that pushes you farther away;
that waves to you at a distance,
beckoning,
 telling you this is 
home
but you won't believe it.
Were they not kind to you?
How did they tear you through? 
So much so that you'd refuse even 
a friend's hand into the 
blue. 
What have they done to you?
That nothing, not even the words of an 
omniscient Savior
would persuade your
mind mangled 
with doubt; 
with fear.
To even come near and hear 
the truth.
Is it hard to face? 
How long must He chase
until you finally break down 
exhausted?
He wants you,
but it's still your choice. Do you 
risk your fear of people for the
hope of radiant 
love?
For the warmth of a 
soft hand 
and a 
soft word. 
What darkness has kept you 
from seeing 
light beyond brokenness?
It won't be perfect.
It will get messy.
But will you weigh the cost?
 How far will you 
wander lost without guidance?
With only your own mind navigating a 
world beyond your comprehension?
Break through these 
tensions
and pass the threshold.
Dig through the dirt and find
gold.
Breathe in, brother, and 
behold. 

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