Christian poem 'Somewhere in The Heart' by Brenda Lynch (Christart.com)

Somewhere in The Heart
by Brenda Lynch

A heart grown cold lays
broken in pieces,
yet the hunger inside
never ceases.
Rejection manifests
it's ugly face
to arms reaching out,
seeking an embrace.

The pain and sorrow
buried down deep
as condemnation
haunted my sleep.
To the lusts of this
world addicted
as the abuse became
self-inflicted.
Yet though death called to me
like a sweet perfume;
as I bore my affliction
it did not consume.

For when I walked in darkness
You offered me Your light
and even when I refused,
You never lost sight
of the child that was lost
somewhere in the heart,
in the spirit of this
woman lost in the dark.
Who in ignorance,
denied Your truth
as I drank of the
folly of my youth.

Hesitant to reach out,
fearing You would turn away
just as those before whose
love did betray.
But no matter what I did
to keep you out,
You just wouldn't stop;
when I built a wall
around my heart,
You climbed to the top.

Brick by brick you tore
down that wall
and there before me You
stood strong and tall.
Steadfast in Your purpose,
professing Your love for me
until I could no longer deny
that which I did hear,
that which I did see.

And the pieces of this heart
were put back in place,
the hunger inside satisfied
as we stood face to face.
And I knew in the blink of an eye
that You would never betray,
nor make me cry.

For in all my searching,
never again shall I find
a love such as Yours
to caress this heart of mine.

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