Lord have mercy

Lately I've been afraid to open my journal in public
because prayers are written on many pages
and

Lord have mercy
Christ have mercy
Lord have mercy

is written on many a page.
Because the Lord gives and the Lord takes away
And he's been giving back the same 'ol
And taking away the peace.

So as it creeps back in
And I fight to breathe,
The phrase I cling to
is

Lord have mercy
Christ have mercy
Lord have mercy

I feel he's balancing my stability on his finger tips
And I fear his decisions
and his faithfulness.
And I keep forgetting,
and I can't remember why,
It's okay to breathe.

Oh God my God,
Seriously,
Take it away
Have mercy.

I claim sanctuary.
To breathe.
I can breathe.





10/2/11