Lost and Broken

When all around sharp scattered fragments of broken dreams bloodied my soul and pierced every thought that dared to take a step YOU lifted me. When burdened by an unrelenting weight of cold and ice and snow, I bent, until my crown was buried, frozen in the wood. Sounds of snapping, crashing limbs shattered on the crust and slid against my brow yet YOU hoped and waited for me to stand tall once more. When in a storm I faltered too far too lost too gone choking on waves of self pity and regret YOU stood on shore and held a lamp high until I followed its golden glow HOME And when I could not with my own two arms hold all of the pieces together YOU wrapped your love around all and once more I was whole ...