My PrayerA Poem by FlowWritten for a contest
In everyone’s life there is that one moment of uncomfortable silence it seems to last for a life time
you know that your next words after those few seconds will change your life forever
for me it happened when she asked me to chose between her love for me and my commitment to my beliefs
no matter how similar our beliefs were her faith said that my beliefs were not of God it came down to one verse in the bible 2 Corinthians 6:14
her next words came as no surprise
“show me you love me by taking my hand and converting”
her words hurt my heart I would never ask her to give up her personal beliefs about God I would never force her to chose between man and God just think about how that sounds choosing man over the lord
to her it all made sense like every thing I was ever taught was completely wrong what my father and mother believed what their parents believed my spiritual schooling my teachers, spiritual leaders all wrong
only her belief was correct and there was no room for both to exist it had to be her way
I wanted to unbridle my tongue let it lash out with the force of the Mississippi river flowing with vengeance set out to rise above its river’s bank to cause pain and destruction
but I held my tongue behind my lips swallowing my pride holding onto the spirit in me to stay calm, and not to give into anger but to believe that what will be was meant to be
in my silence she was free to interpret it any way she wished for I offered no defense I offered no explanation or arguments I offered nothing but meekness
she became more angry demanding that I show her that I loved her like the last four years meant nothing
her words were like tiny razor blades cutting my flesh with the precision of a doctor
it didn’t take long before she hit my heart when she stood up to yell at me that our love was now over
I couldn’t hold back my tears I couldn’t control my fears I couldn’t lose her this way
Wait, Wait!! I said
reaching my hand out for her she could see the tears running down my cheeks the empty void that was filling my eyes she could feel the vibrations on the floor from my heart pounding so hard the rumble of its force measured as a 5.0 earth quake
she had to see that my entire world was crumbling down all at once and I was drowning quickly from the under current that chopped off my feet knocking me down to my knees
I prayed so hard with the faith of a mustard seed my eyes shut so tight that I felt fire burning from behind my eye lids
I asked God to please forgive me but I couldn’t bare living my life without her and I would rather spend eternity in hell than to lose just one single moment on this earth with her
when I open my eyes the first thing I saw was her hand Letting go of the door before it slammed shut © 2008 FlowFeatured Review
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Added on April 21, 2008Last Updated on April 21, 2008 AuthorFlowMemphis, TNAboutThe quiet submissive who adores to worship woman through lifestyle, poetry and stories. I have been writing for many years. At first I wrote alot of political poetry exploring my understanding of go.. more..Writing
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