Feelings grip me
That I cannot bear
Feelings that come
From the Prince of Air
Selfish thoughts they
Are perhaps
Staring aimlessly as
The hours lapse
I want to run
But there is no where to go
I want to hide away
Where no one will know
Inside I scream
It feels my insides bleed
I want to find happiness
Instead of the anger I breed
I’m locked inside
My own prison of thoughts
My spiritual health is weak
From the battles I fought
I feel left for dead
On life’s rugged road
I feel like I’m living
an endless re-run episode
All the while knowing
That God is my peace
How Lord and when Lord
Will my pain cease
I want to find joy
And the happiness YOU give
I want people to see YOU
In the life that I live
Why does my heart ache
Thru these trials I must face
I want to be a winner
At the end of life’s race
But along the track I’ve fallen
And I feel so bruised
I feel as though I can’t run
Another mile in my worn shoes
So I lay in the dirt
My breathing is labored
But you won’t let me die
Cuz in your eyes I’ve found favor
You carefully bend down
And pick up YOUR child
And whisper to me,
“I’ll help you go the mile!”
So slowly I rise
To finish the race
With the goal in my sight
Victory I embrace
I look over my shoulder
Only to see
Discouragement and sadness
Right behind me
Limping ahead, I see
The finish as my prize
As the Lord looks proudly
Into my brown eyes
Together we cross the
Victory line, with all of my
Burdens not far behind
But God reassures me that I need not fear
Because in all of life’s journies
He will always be near!
