Hiding

"I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh." Ezekiel 36:26

I've been hiding from You. 

Under a sky as blue as tears, 

In wind that strokes my blushed-red cheeks, 

and rays of sun exposing all darkness, 

I've been hiding from You. 

Believing I was safe,

I walked through shadow, 

through darkness that slithered into my soul,

through flames that scorched my rebellious spirit, 

and now, as a singed heap of nothing, 

I've been hiding from You. 

Beautiful is the mask that hides my shame. 

Diluted by arrogance, 

diguised by righteousness,

under a cloak of perfection, 

I've been hiding from you. 

But You, 

Oh sky, 

Oh wind, 

Oh rays of sun, 

You still see me, 

and You always have. 

Rays of Sun, melt my heart.

Gentle Wind, soothe my guilt. 

Eternal Sky, catch me as I fall towards you. 

Cover me with your loving arms, 

for within their virtue, I am saved.

Author's Note

I really hope you enjoyed this one. In the past, I've found it really hard to write poems about my faith, but I feel amazing that I've finally been able to put it into words. Thanks for stopping by, and have a great day!

Reviews

[Daisy]

"I walked through shadow,
through darkness that slithered into my soul,
through flames that scorched my rebellious spirit,
and now, as a singed heap of nothing"

Great vocabulary and amazing portrayal of thoughts through words! gud job!

[Elisa]

Thank you so much :D

[Harpreet kaur bajwara]

a marvellous poem by my dear frnd Elisa

[Elisa]

Thanks Nonu!

[Harpreet kaur bajwara]

your always welcome dear

[Saddam]

Cover me with your loving arms,
for within their virtue, I am saved.

Lovely, so beautifully expressed. Loved it.

[Elisa]

Thank you! I'm really glad you liked it!

[Saddam]

Welcome dear.

[E G TEN]

A courageous piece, nicely written and well defind" Faith begath us all, thanks for sharing! ;)

[Elisa]

Thank you!

[AaronFreitas]

This is a truly awesome piece Elisa! Your faith really shines through in this piece. You should be proud of your faith regardless of what anyone else in the world thinks... it's about you and your personal relationship with God :) I love this piece my friend!

[Elisa]

Thank you so much for your kind words! They TRULY TRULY mean a lot to me!

[Nadia Gerassimenko]

No shame in having faith and being faithful to it! This is a lovely story, true and pure, of a person hiding from faith, thinking it is wrong, but then discovering that faith is not foe but a friend and it can be a spiritual guidance through life. Beautifully written!

[Elisa]

You are so right Nadia. Thank you so much for reading!

[One Lost Anti-Hero]

I don't trust people easily so I can understand what it feels to hide everything, but when you can trust someone it is just the best thing you can do. Love the poem.

[Elisa]

It's definitely such a release when you can finally tell someone how you feel without being afraid of betrayal. It's super freeing. Thanks for reading :D

[steven]

You never disappoint Elisa, this is a very faithful peace, and i am a faithful person. nice poem :)

[Elisa]

Thanks Steve! You rock!

[steven]

and roll lol

[steven]

piece* i put the wrong form in my review

[Anonymous -]

Never been one of faith , but I personaly believe that hope is something worth holding onto , because it the worst of times it seems to be the delusional side that gets you trough the worst s**t. I guess that could be faith ? I don't know. I liked your poem though !

[Elisa]

Yeah I totally get you. Whether you' see yourself as a spiritual person or not, everyone needs hope. I'm glad you liked the poem! Thanks for reading!

[sinNsincerity]

This is such a heartfelt piece Elisa. I'm really glad that you shared this with me.
It was just a simple reminder for me, not when I lost my fiath, but when I have given it some time...
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[Elisa]

Thank you so much! I'M really glad you read it and enjoyed it :)

[sinNsincerity]

Of course. anytime!