Poetry
Crossing the path I journey on,
Rivers twist before me hindering the way.
What joy would there be if not for these obstacles
Strewn along my landscape?
Or is this wishful fancy twining bitter tentacles
To choke life from my heart?
There's no way around these rivers,
Just the certainty they must be crossed.
Into the frigid water I lurch.
Unable to prevent the agony,
Its effects plunge unimpeded
Penetrating the depths of my soul.
Where is a boat or bridge
That I may evade these tumultuous streams?
Evasion is unfeasible, the rivers are there.
Retracing quondam steps impossible,
For behind lies utter void.
No restoring what's passed.
Resolute, I strain forward.
In tormented exhaustion life threatens to escape.
Desperate pleas rise, reaching the ears of Love.
I endure, unaware the Deliverer comes
Securing my release as I seize the river’s edge.
Weary of distress, I struggle free.
His arms reach down to draw me out.
Love's touch radiates within blanketing my spirit.
Light invades shadows, warmth replaces chill.
Love triumphs over this dark, cruel trial,
Which attempted to cripple and destroy.
Safe in Christ, the adversary withdraws.
By Elizabeth J. Mills
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