Every day
I feel the noose
get a little tighter.
My spirit's life
is being squeezed out
like water from a sponge.
The mountain on my back
inches me toward the ground
as gravity has its way.
The overused gears
in the machine that is my body
are grinding to a halt.
The day is coming
when it will all stop.
But will I be, that day,
Alive?
Or dead?
At the edge of a steep cliff
the world starts to crumble.
Part of me wants to fall
But I am held in your gaze.
Your hand pulls me
from the icy water.
I didn't know I was drowning
until you gave me breath.
Hands upon the steering wheel
I'm no longer on the path.
Before I crash in a firey blaze
You set me back on track.
Countless times I stumble
on this rocky trail of life.
Anytime I am about to fall
my Savior saves me again.
I call your name,
But you can
no longer hear
my voice.
I hold your hand,
But you can
no longer feel
my touch.
I reach for you,
But you are now
far, far away.