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luminosity
Senior Member

since 2005-11-18

Posts 813

0 posted 2011-12-28 01:21 PM

Lord I am prickly
a cactus turned
the wrong way round.
Irritations from life's harassment
hurt more from the inside
than out.

Lord I am prickly, afraid of even
Your touch.
Attempts to shield
the promise of pain
have left my protective shield
rigid and unyielding.

Lord I am prickly
soften me...

JerryPat2
Member Laureate

since 2011-02-06

Posts 16975
South Louisiana

1 posted 2011-12-28 01:26 PM

Ah, but the Lord is a harsh and judgmental sort. Good luck. Loved this poem.

~*~ If they give you lined paper, write sideways. ~*~

secondhanddreampoet
Member Ascendant

since 2006-11-07

Posts 6394
a 'Universalist' !

2 posted 2011-12-28 01:28 PM

fine writing!

(& great choice of 'UserName')

luminosity
Senior Member

since 2005-11-18

Posts 813

3 posted 2011-12-28 01:38 PM

jerry, ah, sorry you see Him that way, I have found Him to be most tender...it is only that my human side holds on to my weaknesses and tries to resist Him...

dreampoet, thanks, I have been through a few names, but feel this really suits me

JL
Member Ascendant

since 2004-04-01

Posts 6128
Texas, USA

4 posted 2011-12-28 02:20 PM

I think He softens the heart when you ask.
Be careful what you ask for, you may be in for a big change. From a prickly pear to a desert rose.

"for whenever our heart condemns us, God is greater than our heart, and he knows everything."
(1 John 3:20 ESV)

Enjoyed your write!!

JL

Love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul,and with all your mind. Love your neighbor as yourself.
Maranatha!

luminosity
Senior Member

since 2005-11-18

Posts 813

5 posted 2011-12-28 02:33 PM

ah...thanks JL love your analogy of prickly pear to desert rose......and yeppers I will gladly pick the latter.....

Sunshine

Administrator

Member Empyrean

since 1999-06-25

Posts 63354
Listening to every heart

6 posted 2011-12-28 03:38 PM

You just keep repeating that
very last line,
and it will be.

luminosity
Senior Member

since 2005-11-18

Posts 813

7 posted 2011-12-28 05:28 PM

thanks sunshine....and I know...I am...sigh

Margherita
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since 2003-02-08

Posts 22236
Eternity

8 posted 2011-12-29 09:45 AM

I love this very much, dear Luminosity! The mere awareness of Him loving you always, is a great "softener".

You brought back a memory from my past when someone sent me a nice arrangement of cactus plants on a certain occasion, telling me on an accompanying card that he perceived me as prickly as those cactuses. That surprised me very much, as I didn't recognize myself in that description!

Very beautiful work.

Margherita

suthern

Member Seraphic

since 1999-07-29

Posts 20723
Louisiana

9 posted 2012-01-16 12:00 PM

"hurt more from the inside than out" - Sometimes we hurt ourselves more than the world ever could... and more so when the seepings from our aches create a shell that shuts out the very One who can soothe our hurts and restore hope. Beautiful write of pain, dear friend... Your heart is softer than you think.

luminosity
Senior Member

since 2005-11-18

Posts 813

10 posted 2012-01-17 06:28 PM

lol@ a cactus for a present...I guess we can be prickly at times...

thank you lady......a softy I try to be, but there are times........*shakes her head and sighs*

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