I was not there through the years you call "hell",
but I hold you in the pools of cold sweat that spill
from clouds with no silver lining
and fill the sleepless hours of night.
I weep with you as you flee from demons
whose faces haunt you in restless torment of past.
I promise you that future will hold no reminder
of days when happiness was not found
behind painted fences and stucco walls.
Walk
with me into the sun and forget the worries
of shadows left behind.
Stand
beside me on an alter of faith
so that you may know the depth of the love
I hold for you.
Rest
upon my vows and relinquish fear,
for I shall defend you with wrath far beyond
the fury of "hell".