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Skin
Days have been better than these days
A feeling only winter trees can understand
A feeling so numb it steals my breath away
I can only hope now
I can only hope now in Your faithfulness
In some ways I’m happy in my hurt
Knowing that a child’s ways have been buried
But, knowing that a fort has taken innocence place
I can only hope now
I can only hope now in Your grace
Some say skin this thick is a form of protection
Some say skin this thick is a rite of passage
But, I say skin like this is the worst kind of gift
And, now the only way I can be skinless
Is to receive the forgiveness You said would cover me
One time I felt love like I’d never known
A feeling so new and foreign it amazed me
Now, a feeling far and foreign it escapes me so
I can only hope now
I can only hope now in Your love
I thought wholeness was in another person
A hard learned lesson that thought became
But, a hard yet gentle correction You offered me
I can only hope now
I can only hope now in Your belief
I want to be skinless in front of You
I want to offer forgiveness to all who hurt me
The way You offer Yours when hurt by me
I want to know innocence again
I want a new skin
