I have heard your heart
as it spills out the doubts, fears
and wonderings of life, the past has
overshadowed the present, blocking the sun,
but still it seeks to shine, bursting forth at times

Your faith has crumbled as an ancient wall
the ruins lay at your feet, ever reminding you
of the beauty that was, and seems gone forever
and yet hope springs forth as a small flower in rubble
struggling to grow; bring beauty in a desolate place

As the ghosts of yesterday boldly appear when
least expected, not wanted but there in one's vision,
the pain, loss of loved ones, abuse or betrayal, all done
and over, but the images still persist, heavy they press
against your heart at times, you struggle to break free

And I have seen the dawning of your faith, as hope
shall spring forth in power, breaking the bands which
have bound freedom in your breast, I know it shall be,
very clear in my mind, I saw it with clarity and precise
vision, you shall overcome, stand on the mountain, free

There is faith which persists in darkness, believing
against odds and obvious signs, and there is faith
which worketh by love, it is bright and glowing as the
orb of gold in the evening sky, that is the faith with which
I have seen the dawning of love and belief within you

It is real and clear, though you have not yet seen, I
have seen and wait, we must go through the darkness
to see the dawn, when sick, we must experience the
healing to arrive at health, to become mature we must
travel through childhood, adolescence and youth...

There is the journey, though you cannot see where
it is leading, the pitfalls and darkness are all a part
leading to where, has been the call of your heart,
listen closely, deep within you can hear, a part of
you knows, feels, senses the journey's end...

And the Dawning of a New Day


© 2001 Sharon O'Neal

With Words, His Ways Revealed

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