My Lament
I know I haven’t written a blog in a long time, so I apologize for the tone of this post. I was at my computer tonight thinking about all the stress of school and work and life lately and I had a thought. I recently heard someone talk about the book of Lamentations. I realized that sometimes we need to lament… to pause and mourn. So I decided to write my own lament in a loosely poetic form. God isn’t mentioned in here, but sometimes our greatest emptiness is only our lack of perspective, and our failure to realize that he is with us. And he is with us… even when things are crazy. I found this an extremely helpful exercise… maybe you will too.
I sit alone
At home in bed
Looking into a computer screen
Wondering what it means
Nothing on it
Only a blank reflection of the thoughts in my mind
Blank… Empty… Meaningless
Or so it appears
Not really blank
Just not really moving
Jumbled… Chaotic… Yet still
Like a word waiting for whiteout
The screen remains motionless
Each part of it fighting for my attention
Where do I click?
What path do I follow?
What will I be today?
Can I multitask?
So I wonder…
I wait
I look
I do everything, yet accomplish nothing
So much responsibility
So much weight
Where is my help?
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