The Vase
broken
my hands like ashes
crumble to the earth a gray
mass of afterthoughts and dots
of self-harm
games
can I lift them to You
before they’re
little dunes of my pain
I see ruins
of a glowing body
in a jar
and my soul is
kneaded
strained to witness
the scars that marred her conscious
existence
no sign of resistance I
pray for
persistence
for bodies that haven’t yet encountered
the flame
tame their demons
dry up their
sorrow
Oh
God
[I need them to be here
tomorrow]
Comments
Your poems are filled with grit, and you are not afraid to come and touch people where they are! You are a true ambassador for our Lord Jesus. Well-done!
thanks so much Matty :> the Lord out of His endless bounty is giving me so much strength right now! may He be glorified forever!
– DominicSavio
If i could i would fave this a million times K…..to get it out to all the people that need to read it!!!! And I pray that our good Lord would bring it to anyone who feels they are losing the battle right now. Every human is so valuable to God and to each of us!!! God bless your heart for posting this….and I pray God protect you as you move forward in all boldness in the faith. ♥
so true that everyone is valuable to God, made in His image! thank you for that prayer. He is protecting me, especially as I was reflecting on this sad event… God bless you my dear friend :> may you always be filled with hope when you encounter your own mountains!
– DominicSavio
So from the heart… penned deep from emotiom, of sorrow for a friend and for those whose minds and souls who do not know the peace and comfort of our Lord Jesus. This is an exceptional writing Dominic… I am touched. Please forgive me for putting a link here to something I wrote that people should understand when tuff times seem to take over our lives.
I know you you will understand it. Unimaginable Ways Bless you and your writings.
Rog
thanks for that comment Roger and I enjoyed your poem as well!! it’s so true. i don’t know what I’d do with the Lord Jesus! may the Lord use you to bring comfort and peace to those around you who are in turmoil… God bless :>
– DominicSavio
thanks a lot for the feature :> my prayer is that at least one person will give themselves a second chance at life through these words… God bless you!
– DominicSavio
Soul felt, it’s so sad to know of people’s depression, I live with a man who gets depressed and holds so much in and won’t talk much. I keep on giving him to the Lord and he’s trying but it pains me to know he hurts inside so often. Beautiful work! I don’t think he’s totally submitted to the Lord yet for healing.
thanks a lot! you sound like such a caring wife… and he is lucky to have someone as understanding as you that constantly brings him to the Lord!! i pray that God blesses your marriage and gives you both peace and joy. i pray healing for your husband in a deep way and that ever barrier between him and Jesus will be removed. i rebuke any spirit of apathy and ask the Lord to give him passion and wisdom in the name of Jesus, amen :>
– DominicSavio
For a lot of people, especially the younger crowd, there has been wide spread use of psychotropic drugs prescribed for them at an earlier age, i.e. Ritalin or other psychoactive medications that should have never been given them in the first place- from mis-diagnosis. This does truly come down to stain the hands of either those trusting in the medical field or these same professionals we trusted for helping to create the ongoing problems we see now: increases in depression, delusions, ‘bipolar disorder’ or ‘schizophrenia’… and even more.
I found one article to support this (and I’m sure there are plenty more) but you might have a look here to see the full range of damage we have done to our own children. This comes from selfish hands (my child is uncontrollable… to active, and add to that given adult psychotic drugs) and not concern for what was given them in the first place. Question why the children need these drugs… and get a second opinion, on their behalf, before we see more of this same thing.
Hi Russell,
interesting comment, and it’s definitely something that I deal with as an addictions counselor. it’s sad that the overmedication of adults is being attempted on children now too. the problem i see is that a society that has removed God from its worldview cannot possibly have a cure for sin because it fails to recognize the problem.
– DominicSavio
very powerful.
thanks anton! it was so intense to see the vase in front of me and know what happened create that painful scene…
– DominicSavio
Wonderful message of hope and love. Very well written poem.
Ernie
thanks a lot ernie! i’m glad you felt that way because i think the best thing after such a painful event is to be able to offer some hope from it all… God bless you :>
– DominicSavio