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The Poetry of J. Word

Wounded

You don't know!!
Yes, I've been wounded
Lying still in the lowness and darkness
Watching.
Watching the life spill from me
In a puddle just under my heart
I've been wounded
Struggling to my knees when my strength began to fade
Waiting
Waiting to die, wanting to die on my feet
Yes, I've been wounded
I've faced the faithful wounds of friends
The backstabbing knives of foes
I have cried
Cried 'til my tears turned to blood
And that blood refused to fall
I've been pained
Pained until my heart went numb
And i could feel nothing at all
Not even joy
I have moaned
Moaned like a wounded beast in the desert
With cries that wake the dead
Moans that make even my loved ones run away

They run away and leave me helpless
Alone in my wounded sorrow
You don't know!!
I have been wounded
I've waddled in the lowest depths that a man could go
Faced the worst pains that i could know
I've been wounded
I've prayed prayers that made heaven cry
And God turned an ear my way
"I'm doing this for you" I'd mourn
"rewards in glory" my answered prayer
And with that i fought on
I've been wounded
Broken like an earthen pot
I've been wounded
Taken for everything i had
I've been wounded
Betrayed by the ones i loved
I've been wounded
Stripped of flesh and honor
I've been wounded
Left alone on the battlefield
Left to fight by myself
I fought on
I prayed on
God was faithful
I survived.

Salvation part 1

Save me from myself
My sorrow
My pain
Save me from the darkness deep inside me
Save me from myself
My tears
My silent moans
If I had my choice i'd simply die
No more tears
No more sorrow
No more crying
No more moaning
Just darknes
Just silence
Just death
Save me
They say you died that I might live
Save me
I heard you suffered my punishments
Save me
They say in you is Joy, and Peace, and Comfort
Save me
I pray in you this agony can end
I don't want to dread the coming day
I want to embrace it
Why must I have no place of rest?
Give me a refuge
I need protecting
Will you shield me
I need a Comforter
Can you comfort me
When I am wrong
Will you still love me
No one else has
No one else will
That's why I'm dying
No one could save me
Can you?

Salvation part 2

I never knew that the day could hold such Beauty
The brillance of a sunrise
(A shining king charging on his way to battle)
The calmness of a sunset
(A wearied king slowly marching home victorious)
These things I never knew until I met you
Such Joy I never felt until you saved me.

When I was dying you made me live
For what purpose?
When I gave up, you pushed me on
Why?
Because you loved me?
But I didnt know you
Because you loved me?
I was not how I should be
Because you loved me
In a way I feel I'll never understand.

But still you saved me
To hear the laughter of children in play
To remember what its like to smile be happy
To know that heaven is my end
To Praise You like I have never praised before
When I was dying there was no tommorow
But with you my tommorow never ends

When I cried out
You rushed to save me
When I was sinking
You pulled me to you
When I died
You put Breath in me again

Never did I know that life was liveable
Never did I have such Peace inside
No one gave me Grace before
No one gave me Mercy
None but you
That's why I Love you
Lord that's why I love you

Peace
  Joy
    Grace
      Mercy
        Praise
          Love
            Beauty
              My very Breath
That's what you gave me
That's what you gave me
SALVATION.

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