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Writer's pictureJen Chapman

Thriving

Updated: Jul 23, 2019

The wind whispered words of change

She nearly swept me off my feet

A quiet storm of new life consumed my brain

And I found a need to leave

Is this all I’d prayed for as I knelt down on my knees?

Tears streaming down my face, I was begging, begging please

Let me learn and let me grow, don’t let me have all I am to know

I’m not tired yet, Lord, don’t lay me down to rest here.

My eyes, oh how they shined with thoughts of opportunity

To pursue the things I’d dreamed of, or so they seemed.

My heart, oh how it fluttered with the rhythm of spontaneity

A dance of new chances to follow my own creed.

The sun set on the old and rose on the new

Nausea swept over me as I said my goodbyes

A quiet storm of new life consumed my heart

And I fought off regrets as they came to life

Is this all I’d prayed for as I knelt down on my knees?

Tears streaming down my face, I was begging, begging please

Let me learn and let me grow, don’t let me have all I am to know

I’m not tired yet, Lord, don’t lay me down to rest here.

My legs, oh how they walked without sight of the path

Meander as they must, there is no turning back

My arms, oh how they stretched without a thing to touch

Reaching out for purpose in this aftermath

The ice melted away as I turned from the cold

Peace rested on the horizon with the wisdom I now hold

This lesson came hard but I see that all I’d asked

Was to grow just as I have, and now I know

This is all I’d prayed for as I knelt down on my knees

Tears streaming down my face, I was begging, begging please

Let me learn and let me grow, don’t let me have all I am to know

I’m not tired yet, Lord, don’t lay me down to rest here.


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