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Frost Bite
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During the night’s watch
an alien ashore is tossed
alongside seaweed brutally bitten
by jagged teeth of frost
Melancholy misfit
in metropolis of shells
Barely alive and breathing
between silent sobbing spells
Too often I’ve been beached
as an ocean battered board
Then deftly dragged back out again
to drift aimlessly as before
An island to oneself
in deep despairing depths
Somberly wishing to descend
into the Sea of Forget
But once in the belly
of the bottom feeding brute
I cry for rescue by the One
who holds the only Truth
He hears pleading shouts
from the “Slough of Despond”
He turns his face toward me
and with grace He does respond
My faith no longer shallow
I’m carried above the tide
He’s rescued me from the deep
and placed his Spirit inside.
Wendy/2012
Rescue Blessings ~ Wendy
John Bunyan and Jonah have both experienced deep despair. One was in a man-made prison and the other a customized jail… Whatever our prison may be there is One who can pick any lock we need in order to be set free. Please understand that I mean this figuratively; although, He’s been known to open jail doors – just ask Paul and Silas. If you are unfamiliar with these people – then Google them! Don’t you just love Google?
My faith is not shallow, for I have been rescued from the deep. ~ Wendy