Notes About The Poem
Written on March 2, 2026
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This Pain
"Thou tellest my wanderings: put thou my tears into thy bottle: are they not in thy book?" (Psalm 56:8, KJV)
Tears came to my heart and seeped into my life
Yes, this disease destroys, sends the worst strife
Tears fell to reveal in me, a heart so blue
If I only knew how to make things right for you
Tears became my best friend, the lonely ache
Promising to accompany me though others forsake
Tears calm my worst fears, tender and pure
Revealing the light’s soft glow, so alive and sure
Tears tremble against my cheek, a lonely trail
I know this dark disease, this cancer can’t prevail
Tears fall soft against a soul who believes
Whatever comes, He assures and never grieves
Tears remind my soul that there is time to seek
The wisdom of a Father who is strong when I’m weak
Tears tell the world my story, and it is one of grief
But I know the One whose glory brings my soul relief
Tears fall when I think of what this cancer is saying
And I listen to my Savior as my heart keeps praying
Tears are bottled up – that is what someone told me
Saved by the hand of God whose love set me free
Tears came to pour out the feelings that I know
Were meant to reveal my heart’s soft flow
Tears remind me that I love with a heart He gave
When He changed my world – this sinner He did save
Tears are only glimpses into the affection that I feel
Oh, my precious Savior, how I wish this pain wasn’t real
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