Strength

Strength

You refuse to be a part of my downfall
When my emotions slip, you continue to stand tall
I truly believe you aren't as quiet as you pretend to be
You're just waiting for the right time
to tell me just how you really feel about me
I admire you, I adore you, and I appreciate you
For your strength, for your beauty, and for your wisdom
Sometime I have to wonder, what will it take
For me to listen and to obey when it comes to you
I know I should be strong and wait
to say those things that I really want to say
Sometimes there's a fear that if I don't tell you now
I'll lose a part of you later
I've been trying to build a foundation
but I know that God must build it, and it takes time
In the meanwhile, there you are, solid as a rock
But probably crying out on the inside
And just maybe holding me close in the arms of your mind
But as always on the outside,
showing an inner strength that's hard to find
And because of your resistance and emotional abstinence
One day, that same strength will be a quality of mine


John L. Donelson
Prodigal Son Productions
Copyright © 1999

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