Sorrowful Gladness
What have you to say to me?
About these things of woe
Help me to understand my plight
Comprehend, then let them go
Such bittersweet moments arise
Keeping me up at night
Charming thoughts of my father
Turns itself into awful fright
My father was a gentle man
Or so I thought most times
Until I put pen to paper
Spoke of dirty deeds mostly in rhymes
Tonight I sit amongst the pews
Trying to decipher the noise
Music outside screaming your name
Inside we stir, have lost all poise
Remembering the days gone by
Wanting to know what’s real
Dear Savior, Father, keeper of me
Turn up my emotions, let me feel
Cry the tears to heal the heart
Wipe away the bloodshed past
Bring me to this place call home
Home is where Your true love lasts
I am weary and so tired
Fraught with grief and dread
Longing to know the gift of sleep
Knock out sadness, oh, knock it dead
Praise Your name, I try my best
There’s no one else but You
You are the reason that I can cope
My God, My Savior, my one true hope
Blessings to the Lord above
Father, loving and true
Thank you for my life today
Jesus Christ, I do love You
Copyright © Teresa Burkes | Year Posted 2009
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