The Burden of Shame

The Burden of Shame How do I let go Of the burden that I feel When shame is what I’m holding So deep inside my soul My mind plays tricks on me And makes me feel real strong Then later gets upset with me For the bad things I have done Yet all that I hold close Is so wonderful and sincere My daughter who is precious And my hubby who is dear I seem to have such blessings So nobody can see The tears behind these eyes Or the burden that can be The ache and the pain I have caused all myself But what can be done When the fear is so strong What should I say When unsure of what’s wrong Why must we find truth In the hurt and the shame When so many others Seem to play the same game My soul is so burdened With regret and shame I think I know now But do I have time My heart will be heavy As I wait To see if forgiveness Is given a chance Then all of this burden Can take its last dance My Faith has seemed questioned But now I must see The healing of one’s soul Is something that can be With love and no judgement The soul can be refreshed So with burden behind me I look to the Sun And pray for sunny days For my soul And many lifetimes to come