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Don't Be
Afraid of Living
Your
tears of loneliness touch my heart
And I cried too
For I have known such grief --
The realization that I'd falsely
hoped
In love that really wasn't there,
The feeling I could not swim
Waves of rejection
That threatened to engulf me,
The rain of pain that soaked my
spirit,
The wish for death to lull me
Into deep forgetful sleep.
The God you've served with all
your heart
Now too stands near with tearful
eyes,
His fingers beckoning you to come
And curl up in His safe, strong
arms,
Smothering your sorrows in His
love;
He'll hold you there
Till all your tears are shed;
I do not think He wants you dead,
At least not till you understand
How He can fill the empty spaces,
Sending His love through many faces,
Infusing life with indescribable
joy
That triumphs over pain.
So grieve your loss then let it
go,
Stretch out your arms to friends
who'll give
To you some of the love you've
give
Don't be afraid of living.
Ask for what you need
As others have asked you,
Then receive without a murmur
The love that you have given to
so many.
© Copyright
1997, Joy E. Walker Steward 
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