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
Podcast interview on Butter No Parsnips
5 months ago
1 comment:
Wow, Patti! Great writing...very "crisp."
I recently did a funeral for a 15 year old girl who hung herself. She was one of my daughter's best friends. I was with the family from the time the paramedics got there, through picking out the casket, purchasing a gravesite, and speaking at the funeral...and now we are going through all of the "after stuff" that will go on indefinitely.
Loving people through hurts and devastating decisions is so painful, frustrating, and we often feel so helpless. I don't think we could do it without the strong arms of an everlasting Father to fall into every night.
Keep writing!
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