A poem by vOz · an illustrated storybook
A Ravaged Heart
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The poem
A Ravaged Heart
11.25.22 by vOz
Oh, sacred heart, I do beseech, from depths within do thee speak
Conflicted far from members reach, thy mine eye in memory keeps
Distance thy constant foe, no seraphim wings have we to go
Yet in my heart do embers glow, open windows to thy soul.
Why, oh why, is such our fate, true faithful hearts be separate
Whose clutches hold so firm, so cold, keep warmth so far from our home
Life so barren, so incomplete, this island desolate and bleak
Forlorn is I so far from thee, oh joyful day yet to be
Yea, yonder, when shall I see the bright light of you so radiantly
Hand in hand, I walk with thee, time no bar, no hold on we
So soon to heaven’s gate Yee go, ravaged hearts left alone
Prayers, unanswered questions concealed, bowed heads, pain, flowing tears, silent reveal
Yet, the bright light of you still I see, within my sight so splendidly
Hand in hand, I walk with thee, time no bar, no hold on we
So, in this time that shall remain, forever I will keep thy name
Tis, love we chose, cherubs embrace, with gentle prayers, devotion, gathered grace