SHATTERED DREAMS

 

my shattered dreams

like broken glass at my feet

making each step painful

my life feels so incomplete

 

 

the load I carry now

I never thought I’d have to bear

some days it gets so heavy

it’s hard to even care

 

 

in the quiet of my hidden heart

I yearn for better days

but when I open my eyes 

the dream is blurred by haze

 

 

so I face another day

one step closer to what?

and yet I press forward

just doing what I ought

 

 

my once tender heart now calloused

by the pain of lonely days

I thought maybe it had died

having forgotten the Lord has ways

 

 

and then it came to me

as quietly as dawn comes to night

a tender mercy just for me

so soft but full of might

 

 

the quiet whisper in my heart

that hope was still alive

that despite all I’d borne

I would indeed survive

 

 

for I alone had not carried the load

I had help along the way

help I hadn’t seen just then

for my eyes had been on the fray

 

 

but now that I look inward

I can sense Him near

He never had abandoned me

I’d felt alone because of my fear

 

 

now as I open my heart to Him

the pain starts to slip away

my heart is filled with hope anew

the hope of a better day

 

 

the price He paid for me

can mend the shattered glass

it can heal my broken heart

and cause the pain to pass

 

 

for now it’s but a whisper

a promise of what can be

but for now it is enough 

enough to carry me

 

 

my load seems somehow lighter now

there is more vigor in my stride

I know I’ll never have to feel alone again

there is One who will provide

 

 

so I’ll keep moving forward

though some days will still be a test

I’ll do the very best I can

and leave to Him the rest

 

This poem was written for a woman who was struggling with life after a broken marriage.