And Then
by Keely Whipp
And then one day, something happened,
A hand reached out; a word was spoken,
A hardened heart was finally broken.
Distractions come and go,
Life speeds up and then gets slow.
We all have wants and needs,
But Satan often intercedes.
Sneaking deep into my heart,
The little things are how he starts.
Quietly whispering all the lies,
That give my pride time to rise.
He builds the wall one brick at a time,
Filling the cracks with dirt and slime.
Oozing excuses fill my head,
I give in, as I am so easily led.
And then one day, something happened.
Guilt and sahme make me cry.
I’m so weak I want to die.
That’s how I felt before I met You,
Lonely, depressed, and a lost point of view.
A heart placed in a stranger’s hand,
Often falls through, like grains of sand.
Minerals sewn together by tears,
Hold fast and strong like a rock with no fear.
Ignored, forgotten, only an object of life,
Left to survive in trouble and strife.
What’s the point, who knows why?
No one cares, nor do I.
Continued whispered lies control,
My choices, life, heart, and soul.
Spinning, spiraling, twisting, and turning,
It makes me sick, yet hope keeps me yearning.
Dreams fed by life not lived,
And taken away by what I have not to give.
Like credit used that I never really had,
Spent on the world I thought made me glad.
Digging a hole deeper down,
As Satan smiles like a clown,
Tickled pink by his success,
At my loss, my distress.
Looking, peering from heaven’s gates,
Jesus must sigh at my mistakes.
I fight the battle that’s already won,
By Jesus Christ, God’s only son.
And then one day, something happened.
“Live by this faith,” is what he asks,
No shame and no doubt, is the task.
Take His hand and don’t let go.
God is always with me, this I know.
An orphan adopted by the ultimate dad,
Now, moving on, not feeling sad.
A child of His, on this narrow path I must,
Walk toward the light, the Love I trust.
And then one day, something happened,
A hand reached out; a word was spoken,
A hardened heart was finally broken.
