No Anchor For Rancor
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Written on August 5, 2023
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Hatred spews from his heart
It’s in his eyes, in his breath, in his smirk
Feels like he could tear me apart
I’ve never met an angrier jerk!
Resentment silences every hope
She is the word bitter screaming out
Toward the souls who often mope,
Wishing she would just not shout!
Hostility grates on my nerves
When I remember the way it hurt
Often, it seems to be my soul deserves
All the pain that darkness does exert!
Nastiness draws the shade on light,
Erasing the kindness, smiling bright
Torturing my feelings in darkest night
Wandering if this is all just doubt’s spite!
Rancor defies me to believe in love
It feels like I can’t win because I’m cursed
By this anchor from doubts I can’t dispose of,
I have no anchor for rancor, at my worst…
It feels like I have been left to drown
In the venom of a rage I can’t get free from,
This comes from a snake that won’t back down –
It is bitter beyond words and I can confirm…
There is nothing in animosity – only fear and dread
It is surely the delight of God in the One who bled –
Who silences the fear and brings our daily bread –
It is from His love, His grace, His kindness that we are fed!
Copyright © Regina Mcintosh | Year Posted 2023
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