***I'm completely demoralized this week, so I wrote this poem to help me deal with the emotions and to also set my heart on Jesus.
Wood Splinters
The waves thrash
This trivial boat
Hurling and beating
The salt water
Into open cracks
Pouring down into the seams
Water-logged
And broken
Cold winds hammering
The ribs and the masts
Shredding them
And making them useless
Wooden beams splintering
And forcing shards deep
I am ready to jump
To capsize
To sink
To feel the embrace of the water
Plummet to the bottom
And hope for a warm refuge
To walk away from this
And forget about the surge
To find safe harbor
In some other clime
But I stand on the edge
Waves rushing up to meet me
And look out to find You
Hoping I can trust
That I will be able to walk
Instead of sink.
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