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Susan Caldwell
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0 posted 2003-03-06 12:22 PM



Make Me Believe (3/6/03)

She gazes out mist-covered window
Pondering her life
Wondering why so much just isn’t right

She slowly moves from window’s ledge
To beds edge, on knees
Clasping hands awkwardly

Dear God, she begins
I know I have committed many a sin,
But you must admit, my road to travel had so much wrong
It wasn’t always easy to remain strong
I have faltered and question if you are even there
So I come to you now, my soul bare
Tell me why as child I was made to suffer such pain
Can you explain?
Why the one who is suppose to provide protection
Taught me the searing emptiness of rejection?

Please God show me a sign
Why love and acceptance has been so hard to find
And when found, you took away
The one I needed to stay
She taught me how to laugh and fight for me
She showed me how strong I could be
But you allowed her to be taken
In pain and agony, she was forsaken

So tell me again why I should believe
When a sign I have yet to receive
Shall I remind you of a marriage gone horribly bad?
Oh that’s right, you watched as I lost all that I had
And now I am but a lonely shell
Of a person gone through hell
Yet I still want something to believe in
So grant me absolution from my sin
Give me a tiny clue as to where you are
Convince me you are never far
Amen

She stands on shaky legs
Hoping for hope
Wanting more than just to cope

Approaching window once more
She realizes something has changed
And saw what she had prayed for

There in the skyline
Though no rain, or sunshine
A brilliantly colored rainbow
God’s own design

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Brad Majors
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1 posted 2003-03-06 12:37 PM


Belief is a personal thing that you must find yourself. Very good questions I'm sure can be echoed by mnay across the world
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2 posted 2003-03-06 01:05 PM


very nicely told... and wrapped in an ending of hope...

good stuff....

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