I Have
Father, deliver me to the swollen path
faith's calling, not the lathe,
not the breaker point, nor salve,
that heals profusely, so the scar can bathe
its entity - like pride, in terms of have!
I have - a nothing, but thy love,
that God would halve,
and then turn righteous, thee & I, 'til wholeness bade -
I have thy courage, if my heart not wax,
too openly, and leave no guessing's waft.
I have thy knowing hardship, thy enslave.
I have thy postmark, like a name would seal a grave,
and that beneath, not entering, forgotten, and deceased.
I have thy place of halt - thy birthright, thy retreat,
I have, by God's discern, a plan against defeat!
I have - envision to complete
thy halving - not repeat,
a oneness - that is lone in its own meet.
Copyright © Paula Larson | Year Posted 2005
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