Prodigal's Lament

I have been doing an online course called "Unlocking the Heart of The Artist" and this si one of my recent pieces of work for that course.

Prodigal’s Lament

I want to,

But I can’t,

To Go back,

To beg Him to allow me to stay.

But who am I?

What am I?

The one who walked away.

I regret,

Every day,

That decision I made.

I rue,

Every moment,

Of letting that relationship slide.

I want to,

But I can’t,

To see him again,

To know that look of love.

But He will see me,

And He will know,

Every moment I have lived apart from Him.

None of it was hidden From His eyes.

He will see me,

And He will know,

Every piece of my heart that was given away,

Every idol that took His place.

He will see and he will know

And THAT,

I cannot bear.

If he rejects me?

Fine

Turns me away?

OK

If he’s angry, I deserve it.

But to live with His disappointment . .

Burning in my heart . . .

THAT, above all else, I could not bear,

And that is why I CANNOT go home.

© 2012, Zoe Gregg (Aisling Beatha). All rights reserved.

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