empty hearts empty
hopeless eyes hopeless
crushed spirits crushed
forgotten
abandoned
tears
falling
like
rain
children huddled with no shelter
stomachs empty
sleep far away
longing for love and security and hope
hurt inflicted upon hurt
those most vulnerable ~ be it child or adult
left alone in darkness black
all the while
men grown
lay on flat screen tvs huge
determined to win battles fierce
women grown
fight over barbie dolls
to the point of injury and jail
a towel small removed
from one of many dryers
the response anger fierce
words meant to crush
humiliate
kill (if words could)
demanding all be removed
and towel small be put back ~
all in front of her precious child
with hands over ears
a scene etched in her mind
violence her norm
and we fight on
His tears fall like rain
He offers what all are seeking ~
HIMSELF
oh how He loves each
empty angry hate-filled grief-stricken
fearful heart
yet will not force
His way in
for love requires response
that love
the ultimate gift
wrapped in human skin
born into His own creation
knowing full well He was born to die
so we could live life full
yet on we search
convincing hearts that satisfaction
lies one purchase away
one relationship away
one victory away
when what all hearts need
He offers
the One whose love so boundless
so vast so perfect so unconditional
so unfathomable ~
Jesus
the One our hearts long for
each heart full
becomes a conduit
allowing His love
to flow to touch to embrace
a world hurting
