Letter of Relentless Hope
Dear Friend
You are precious to me
Yet I forget it
When I cannot see past moments of frustration
Screaming you're sinking, I know
How I know
That I can’t save you
On my own
Now you dance into the light
Yet another cold front sweeps in
Overshadowing your eyes and hiding your smile behind a heavy veil
That I want to tear to shreds that will never be repaired
And I’m afraid to look into your eyes
When I do, it is all flooding remembrance
Loneliness drains all the richness of your life
What can be enough to replace it?
Until a gentle, soothing stream of sunshine arrives
It gathers force as we open like withered flowers
Once hidden in the shade, afraid to take our place
We stretch upward towards light now
Blinding in its brilliance, we're changing at the speed of light
And slowly too, because it's breaking through
Trickling into secret, empty parts
Desperately we have tried to hide
But now we want to come alive
Reviving deadened hopes and dead-end expectations
Resurrecting innocence, brutally executed in our hearts and minds
Buried long ago...only to be born again
Once again, you remember a truth so distorted
The reflection of it was invisible to you
You are a delight
And we want the same thing
Eyes to look and see
What no other eyes can see
The deep mystery of us beheld unveiled
In simplicity and wonder
In pure delight, with no lies
The One who crafted us
In perfected weakness and infinite uniqueness
Makes no mistakes
Slowly melt in the heat of a constant gaze
Don’t cast away your pearls
Never allow them to be trampled on
For you were made for greater things
Because we are more than conquerors through
Him, that loved us
Dear Friend, you are precious to more than me
You and me
We want the same thing
Love
Your Confidante