Grace Daub Poet Free verse

Forgiven

Forgiven
She wore a scarlet letter on her back
Tied up with chains 
That strangled and kept her from being free.
She could barely breathe…
Her guilt and shame worn like a cloak around her back.
As she tries to hold her head up high,
the weight of all her stains pushes it down.
As she sits in the back row trying to be invisible.
There is talk of forgiveness and repentance…
For one such as she?
Surely not?
The man of God spoke as if he knew her.
He told a story of a women at a well
encountering Jesus.
Could this Jesus love a filthy slave like her?
As she pondered this repentance story,
She gave her mind to possibilities.
Maybe, she would give this kind of love a chance.
She felt a love surround her, 
As if a warm gentle summer breeze had lifted her 
and the glorious rays of the sunniest beach day 
came down upon her shoulders. 
She felt the weight of the heavy burdensome chains, 
drop around her feet.
She felt clean and different.
A freedom that took flight in her spirit
Reminded her of the eagle
She had seen flying high above the clouds
Giving hope…
Could one really feel this clean?
She walked out that day
Onto a new path, 
that went in the opposite direction.
No longer was she wrapped in chains.
The scarlet letter wiped away.
Forgiven like the women at the well,
Her head was high as her spirit took flight
Things would never be the same!
The angels in the heavenly realm 
cried tears of joy
That mixed with hers, 
flowing freely down her face.
Washing away all the pain of her past
A pure white robe placed upon her…
Cleaned by the blood of the lamb.

Grace Daub       January 20, 2022

Written for Repent and Believe Contest sponsored by Regina McIntosh
1 John 1:9 KJV - If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

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Diane Perna June 16, 2022 at 3:31 PM I Love this poem! The message of God's forgiveness gives me hope! I pray someday God too has mercy on me and accepts me back. Lovely, wonderful poem! Grace Daub June 17, 2022 at 4:58 PM Diane He accepts you today and there is always forgiveness. This poem speaks of me to an extent. I went through a period of being angry at God because of perceived injustice. I blamed God for allowing me to enter into an abusive marriage. I have come to realize that He gave me free will and that really He was by my side through it all. I have received great forgiveness for the stupid angry decisions I made in those dark years. There is always mercy and acceptance! If only we realized how much God loves us!! Thanks for your encouraging words, I pray you find God's love and acceptance! Thanks for reading my poem! Grace

John Watt April 8, 2022 at 4:32 PM Grace, such a powerful statement, I am fighting back the tears. "Behold the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world". What a beautiful testimony of forgiveness. A Fav for me... Blessings ~ John Grace Daub May 16, 2022 at 1:30 PM Thanks John, I am one that has experienced God's grace, it is easy to write about!! thanks for your lovely comment!