Forsaken

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Running away to nowhere

Sky absent of any joy

Hope feeling forsaken

Worry arrives to destroy

 

Driving along road’s darkness

Sky absent of moonbeam’s light

Hope feeling forsaken

Worry invades every night

 

Fleeing from life’s harsh outcomes

Sky absent of any peace

Hope feeling forsaken

Worry refuses to cease

 

Navigating stormy seas

Sky absent of any stars

Hope feeling forsaken

Worry bleeds from every scar

 

Wasting each forgotten day

Sky absent of all sunlight

Hope feeling forsaken

Worry forever in flight

 

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Indeed . . . there is a faithful and forgiving Light, filled with unseen hope, as found in these verses of Scripture:

Matthew 11:28-30:  “Come to me, all you who are weary and are carrying heavy burdens, and I will give you rest.  Take My yoke upon you, and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.  For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.”

Sans Hope

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Clouds of war, envelope life

Humanity’s endless strife

 

Fog of war, shrouding landscape

Breathing despair, no escape

 

Darkness of war, days collapse

Lost in night’s maze, without maps

 

Scars of war, covering earth

Global peace missing its berth

 

Children of war, empty hope

Tender hands without faith’s rope

 

Wounds of war, shall never heal

Hope travels on broken wheels

 

Horrors of war, drained faces

Exhausted lives, gloom races

 

Refugees of war, wonder

Dreams, hopes, and lives plowed under

 

Terror of war, raging on

Tomorrow’s forgotten dawn

 

Faces of war, children grieve

Life robbed by battlefield’s thieves

 

Future of war, never ends

Talks of peace, no dividends

 

Hopelessness of war, cries out

When will blossoms of peace sprout?

 

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