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Pinterest.comSpirit of heaviness – go!
Spirit of God, come
Come, hold me close
Come, comfort me, please
Please bring me through
Please mend my heart
Heart, stop breaking
Heart, be filled
Filled with God’s Spirit
Filled with His peace
Peace in the midst of this storm
Peace, be still, my soul
Soul, why are you troubled?
Soul, let go of the past
Past all of the shame
Past all of the anguish
Anguish that runs deep
Anguish that won’t stop
Stop all of the hurt
Stop all the torment
Torment that floods
Torment that tortures
Tortures my soul
Tortures my mind
Mind cluttered with images
Mind strewn with memories
Memories of abused love
Memories of a child abandoned
Abandoned by father and mother
Abandoned to her tormentor
Tormentor please, stop touching me!
Tormentor go – Please help me Jesus!
Jesus, please save me
Jesus, give me Your strength
Strength when I’m weak
Strength to forgive
Forgive my abusers
Forgive my accusers
Accusers who lied
Accusers who believed all their lies
Lies that I was no good
Lies that I am unworthy
Unworthy of truth
Unworthy of love
Love from the family
Love from Father God
God, who will never forsake me
God makes me worthy
Worthy
God
© 2014
Cheryl A. Showers
This poem was written during a dark night of the soul, yet I refuse to give up hope. It is being submitted to the YeahWrite.me Fiction/Poetry challenge, simply because I want to share it with others who may also be going through a dark time, so they may hope too.
Stories for the Heart 
The internal repetition lends itself so well to the liturgical theme here. Which, ok, everyone else already said but I want to emphasize. This whole poem feels very natural and intentional.
Thank you Saroful. It was my own personal psalm (a blitz poem) to the Almighty, to help me through one of those dark nights our souls all too often face. I appreciate your reading and taking the time to comment.
God bless you,
Cheryl
I love the repetition; it makes your poem feel more like a chant and highlights the idea of comforting words.
Thank you InNateJames and God bless you for reading and commenting.
I, too, was moved by the repetition. It effectively carries the poem and gives greater emphasis to each line. Nicely done, Cheryl.
Thank you Meg, for reading and commenting.
God bless you,
Cheryl
The repetition throughout the piece is very powerful.
Thank you Michelle. It’s very heartfelt as well.
God bless you,
Cheryl
This reads like a prayer, which it is, I’d venture. The way you repeat words, the cycle of them – really effective. Nicely done, and it’s good to see you back at yeah write.
Thank you Christine. It is a prayer, and it’s good to be back. God bless you!