I Thirst

The well has run dry

The earth is parched

And I thirst.  I thirst

For meaning

Take away

Take away

You take away

I forget how to pray

And I don't know

If I want to remember how

Because the pain

Gone from one

Resides now in the other

Pain I cannot shoulder

Burden crushing

Loss immeasurable

I weep

You wept

I grieve

You grieved

The well has run dry

The earth is parched

I thirst, Lord, I thirst

I Will Choose the Light

Night, when thoughts pervade

The soul; nightmares, dreams,

Woven tapestry

Hangs on threadbare hooks.

As each image greets

New day in darkness.

I will choose the light.