A Life Worth Living

Hemmed In

Swept up by a whirlwind ,

The world around me looks upside down

No sun rays only shadows

My foes Darkness and Chaos attach to me like friends 

I see the grave of my dreams 

I remember momentarily my former Joy 

My life full of unstained candor 

Like spring my steps sure

My eyes full of laughter and expectation 

I’m free to dance in the wind

But in this new reality,

I am caged in 

unable to take flight 

Guarded by my misery

I can’t see through the haze of despair 

Wearied by my remembrance

I call to my redeemer : Help me 

I feel His hand on me,

It’s steadying me and comforting me,

And yet it keeps me here in this place that I long to flee

I seize to struggle ,

My liberator is here 

He means me no harm,

My freedom is at Hand 

I settle in and wait  

Wait for His appointed time

Wait for the annihilation of my foes

Wait for joy to return

Though I now lay in tears,

This whirlwind He will abate 

My deliverance is certain.