The Hedge
Lord, you’ve put a hedge around me
I know
I’ve always felt it there….
Protecting me
I stand behind it
Looking over
The grass beyond is verdant
The other side a paradise to the sight
There is fruit there…luscious…fresh
Waiting to be tasted
Waiting to wet my lips with succulence
I peer through the hedge
Looking for an opening
A way of escape
I long to break free
To be alive
Unbound
But you have woven the branches tightly
I stand up
In pain
In need
I look over the hedge
I feel enclosed
Dying
Yet I know
I KNOW
You have built it around me
To protect me
You know my wayward heart
Longing…
You have done so
Because you love me
Because….you know
You KNOW
Out there…the grass is the same
It only LOOKS greener
Out there the fruit LOOKS fresh
Yet….it will rot…like all fruit rots
And I will remain…hungry
Yet, Lord, my rebellious heart
Is planning
Scheming
To wield an ax
And cut through
And run free
Please, Lord….
Make the hedge higher
Make the hedge stronger
Make my heart faithful
To You
The hedge of your love
My security
My salvation
From the pain
Of yet another broken heart
Make my heart content
To stay on this side
The safe side
The right side
Of the hedge of Your love
Eileen Manassian Ghali
Psalm 39: 4 - 10
For there is not a word on my tongue,
But behold, O LORD, You know it altogether.
5 You have hedged me behind and before,
And laid Your hand upon me.
6 Such knowledge is too wonderful for me;
It is high, I cannot attain it.
Where can I go from Your Spirit?
Or where can I flee from Your presence?
8 If I ascend into heaven, You are there;
If I make my bed in hell, behold, You are there.
9 If I take the wings of the morning,
And dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea,
10 Even there Your hand shall lead me,
And Your right hand shall hold me.
Copyright © Eileen Manassian | Year Posted 2013
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