There is too much pressure,
Too much deceiving.
All I see is
They’re trying to trip me up!
I had so much hate,
So much anger,
I wanted to bury it all.
I was so blind -
I don’t think I understood back then,
But I was tripping on their offers
Of temporary excitement.
I didn’t even think,
But, in the end, it keeps me down.
Right here is were I sat in my pain
As I began to search my heart
For something real,
Something longer-lasting,
Something out of this world.
I had pain,
I had guilt,
But you walked me through
What could have been a lonely walk,
Through my valley of dark shame and sorrow.
Where I bled from my past -
And you picked me up.
You took me by my hand.
How can I be so afraid of the dark
When I've got you lightening my heart?
I’m therefore absolved by your touch of grace -
It lifts me up to a higher place.
I’ll never stop needing your support and love.
You planned my whole life.
You chose me to be here,
So what better reason
Do I have to live for?
- Elisabeth Honeybone (age 16)
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. |
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