This is an old one... written when my closest friend was suicidal. I'm not sure why I added it here... I came across some old journals & poems from a few years ago... I love going back & reading those. It's amazing to look back and see how far you've come and how God has changed things in your life...

In this case, I didn't lose my friend to suicide, but I did eventually lose this lifelong friendship, I still miss the person she was before all this - or perhaps what I mean to say is I miss the 'us' we were then, but to coin an 'Oprah-ism'... sometimes relationships become 'toxic'... nonetheless, this poem speaks to/about those who simply cannot see their own worth... and the cry of the hearts of those who can.

Shattered

To Sassy..... for so many reasons.

Shattered glass
Distorted reflection
Aching past
Disconnection

Losing touch
Fatigued, depleted
It’s all too much
Tired, defeated

Easy solution
Drink up, swallow
End confusion
Sleep will follow

Falling deep
Broken, forsaken
Sleep, sweet sleep
Don’t awaken

Open eyes
Find a reason
Truth; not lies
A brand new season

Shattered soul
Redirection
Mended and whole
New reflection

See what I see
Through eyes of love
See what God sees
From within and above

Be shattered no more, my dearest friend.


Copyright (c) 2005 PB