The S I L E N T Treatment

My insecurities, taunting me With the s i l e n t treatment, enoughs Stirring up doubt inside, where I hide all the loose ends, the frailties Little uncertainties, haunting me With the assumptions, the assurance I’m not good enough, never Good enough – wise enough, Kind enough – bright enough Never will be sure enough Can’t imagine being pure enough No, I know I’ll never be enough I know I’m not enough, But, still I want the joy, the love That comes from sharing my life Without someone I love, Someone who will understand, The wonder of a friend, The tenderness of a man, It must be God’s plan… Because He gave me someone to love Someone who is sure, makes me feel secure, Comforts and encourages, soothes away My doubts, the darkness, the past – Lifts me out of the clouds that blot out My dreams, my faith, my hope He quiets ever tear, all the fear With the promise that He is here Always, throughout it all, through every year… My knight in shining armor – and, I love him so – love him so much more