Pray Tonight

If I let myself forget the doubt, I will speak to You as if I believe.

 

Dear Lord, I’m leaving You tonight
Falling from your heavenly sight.
If You want me to come home
Find me before I disappear.

My friend, I don’t think I can hear
Words that You claim You weave.
Many listen to Your “voice”
But my ears can’t trust enough.

Your words tell me to speak to You
But sometimes I can’t find my voice.
When I do, I still don’t know
If I am important, too.

I turn to You for Your comfort
And speak as if you are near to me.
Even if you don’t reply
I want to know someone’s here.

They tell me that hope doesn’t hurt
But why have hope for the unreal?
I want the truth, but I feel
You just offer this ideal.

Maybe I’ll pray for them tonight
Maybe I will ignore this fight.
Utter ignorance creates
What doesn’t really exist.

Author's Note

This needs to be cleaned up some, so constructive criticism welcomed. This is about my struggle with faith, and it's a part in a sort of series. However, it's all up to your interpretation.

Reviews

[Meredith Leigh]

'Dear Lord, I'm leaving You tonight
Falling from your heavenly sight.
If You want me to come home
Find me before I disappear.'

Such passion. I love seeing the amazing pieces of work people create out of their love for writing, and being creative. It's beautiful art work like this that makes me smile, and just so happy to be a part of such a great site like this one =]

- Kriss

[Kathryn Star, Shine!]

Faith is the biggest thing we fight with religion. I know the struggles of wanting something to happen, praying, feeling ignored, but I have found with faith, that the world goes exactly the way it should and my plan may have messed everything up. Very nicely written, thank you for writing about our dear Lord. ks

[The Reticent Receptioni..]

Very good. The cadence seems a bit awkward in some spots, but I think that might add to the piece, rather than taking away from it.. The struggle here seems unemotional and pragmatic, and I think that adds to it as well -- a rejection of faith is always an act of reason, if that makes sense, haha, so it's very expressive. Good work, and thanks for your reviews!