Silent Cry of Love

Searching through the ashes of eternity

     Desperate to know I'm still alive

          Is the world still turning?

          Are the trees still blooming?

Or has all breathing stopped like the beating of my heart?



Crawling through the fragments of my broken soul

     Desperate to find something real

          Do you still love me?

          Can you ever forgive me?

Or has your heart turned to stone because of my sins?

***     ***     ***    

Somehow this blindfold is lifted off my eyes.

The contrast of sparkling snow and emerald grass

is finally visible.

For a moment i notice a small red stain

Destroying the ice crystals' purity.

A single tear freezes on my cheek

And the warmth of someone's love melts it off.

Snowflakes keep cascading down and swirling all around me

But He wraps His arms around my shoulders, blocking out the cold.

Glancing down I realize that the blood is almost gone

And suddenly He breaks the silence

As He whispers in my ear

"I love you," He kisses my cheek

"I forgive you," He hugs me tighter

"I love you"

And the snow has silently washed away my sins.

I break free and play in the frozen yard

As Jesus stands smiling at me

And I know in my heart that once again

I am whole.

Author's Notes/Comments: 

though I don't feel the same as I did when I wrote this as far as religion and God goes, I still feel that the feeling I had when I wrote this, and the poem in and of itself, are completely real.

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