Lament

Dear Lord
I am broken
I don't even know where to begin
I'm shackled by my
guilt and shame
enslaved to my own sin

I'm drowning in a sea
of emptyness
wondering if
all this distress
is
too great
for you
to take

Dear Lord
I am sinking
within my own muck and mire
clouds of black
scarring my back
I'm a traitor
and a liar

wishing that
I could take back
what i haven't
even yet done
my thoughts are
captive
I hold them back
if there is even one

Oh Lord
make me strong again
forgive my heart
bring me back to the start
Oh Lord
make me beautiful again
your flower
in this hour
Oh Lord
I want to be
only for you
and die,
to me

only your mercy
is enough
only your grace
can save
my face
my soul
my spirit

i want to be
only for you
and die
to me