Bring Me Home
Bring me home, oh Lord, to a land of wonder,
Where I can tell you my triumphs-
For in the glory of this effervescent blunder,
I sit meager and sickly, waiting.
I wait for news, oh Lord and Lady
Of this feudal estate we are in on this earth;
I feel persecuted just like He
Shelterless, fearful, and discarded.
Bring me home, my heaven, for this
Cannot be the ending of my life.
I know you planned another kiss
But, forsaken I am and yet to thrive.
I can’t seem to muster strength
To ask for the help I know I ought to,
But perhaps in this stretch, this length
Of life’s rope won’t hang me too long.
Bring me home to a place called home
For these streets have names-
They try to take mine and turn me to stone,
But I think I might survive the night here.
Is this a home, oh Lord almighty
Where in I may lay my head,
And resist all the urges to flee
To a land where I think of heaven?
Bring me home to a place I cry for
Because in this plight I am weary.
I can’t stress enough that I implore
Oh Lord, for you to take me.
But, can you take these chains I rattle inside
Of my broken spirit and body?
I need sanctuary and a turning tide
To land upright in my tumble.
Bring me home to my final hours
Because I can’t bear this weight;
I can see the gravestone and the flowers,
Just finish this, oh Lord.
I don’t have the strength to take it,
I don’t have anything but grief
Left which overwhelms my wit-
So sorry I am that I’m so lost.
Bring me home to some options
Of that which you call home.
I am patient with no more wins
In sight as far as I can see.
So star light, star bright,
This star I wish upon in the dead,
Cold hours of tonight,
Are you my home?
Copyright © Caitlin Pfeifer | Year Posted 2022
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