Why are my hands blistered?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
What lies have I whispered?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A force stronger than a twister.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But I am no resistor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Why are my eyes bleeding?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
What sins have I been eating?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Selfishness replaces self-control.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Many faces, yet I\u2019m invisible and alone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Why does my tongue not move?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Why am I quick to argue, not prove?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Why do my fingers wear shoes?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Why is my heart a giant bruise?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When did my face become contorted?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At what point was the lie distorted?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Trigger happy. Triggered happily.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
My private show for my private family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
. . .<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYour privacy breeds isolation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The tangled cloud of desolation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
You are your creation:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
a ghostly, sick miscreation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Invisible and alone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Miserable on your own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Happy in your home,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
without any joy or hope.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Why won\u2019t you let it go?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Give the Spirit control?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Why can\u2019t you see His scars<\/p>\n\n\n\n
that heal our sinful hearts?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Put it down to see the green.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Put it down to drink deep.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Let the Good Shepherd lead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kill the god with mirrors, be free.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
. . .<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When no one\u2019s around to see,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
when no one cares,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
you find out what you believe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The only sound: prayers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In silence, God rebuked me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He did it in love.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
By His mercy, God won\u2019t refuse me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
His grace is enough.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Without the god with mirrors,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I must uproot the rest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A wilderness of ghosts and fears<\/p>\n\n\n\n
to put me to the test.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Your Spirit groans for me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So I will wield the Sword.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jesus lives to plead for me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Strengthen me, my Lord.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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