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The Strength to Endure
by
Deena
Please, let me tell you
About the world that I knew
The hopeless and terrifying
Hell I came through!
The dark, lonely nights,
The heartbreaking days
Alone against the world
Have I fallen from Grace?
What was my crime?
What did I do?
Am I really so different
From you and you and you?
Although just a child
I had mountains to move
Afraid the accusations
One day I would prove!
Oh! How many times
Can one child’s heart break
Before it cries out loud
No more can I take!
The tears that I wept
The pain that I knew
Deep down in my soul
They grew and grew and grew!
Your taunts are never ending
Your glances – so cold
I want it all back,
The childhood you stole!
Oh, please make it end
I want a new life!
One without terror,
And struggle, and strife!
No one did I trust
My thoughts I did hide
Why was there no God
To stand by my side?
Where did my strength come from?
Am I blessed or am I cursed?
From whence came the power
To get me through the worst?
Was it Spirit’s love I heard?
A pleading voice in my mind
That urged me to endure
Someday peace you will find!
Although it took me fifty years
To find my chosen path
I now can say those glorious words
“I am finally free at last!”
I’m finding Spirit’s presence
In small and simple ways.
And if you ask for guidance
You'll here Him every day.
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