In a desert
Lost in the darkness
of my mind.
Not looking forward,
I was stuck behind.
Wanton whispers,
my body creaked.
I could not find
those things I seeked
The horse with blinders
that I rode,
ate from the seeds
that I had sewed.
It layed bloated
on the ground.
Beneath its hooves
no earth was found.
The sun there shone
upon my head.
I feared the valley
of the dead.
Tin cup empty,
my throat was parched.
Towards my doom,
the clouds were arched.
Then I felt
God’s gracious hand.
There was an escape
I had not planned.
His voice whispered
in my ear.
“Do not fear
for I am here.”
A new light grew
before my eyes.
I no longer believed
the devil’s lies.
There was safe passage
from the past.
A splendid future,
my horizon vast.
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