Internal struggle disrupts
The serenity promised.
I do what I should not,
I sacrifice great healing,
For instant gratification.
I am broken.
I am a disappointment.
I ignore what is freely offered.
I turn away avoiding connection.
Isolation being familiar.
Fear controls me.
I let it.
Jesus offers another way,
I reject it.
I am cozy with apprehension,
It is a loyal companion.
God wants to heal,
I turn away.
God wants to befriend,
I look elsewhere.
God appeals to my heart,
I desire what I can see and touch.
When will I learn to accept,
What is always in my grasp?
To reach for peace,
To absorb the comfort,
Internalizing the promises,
That will set me free.
Vyonne Coufal
I am a proud mother of two beautiful children, wife to a dear and devoted husband, and grandmother to an adorable grandson. I am a Navy veteran and an avid lover of poetry. I have been writing poetry most of my adult life. Some of my writing addresses struggles, but I am always reminded of the hope we have in Jesus Christ. This hope seems to always tie up any conflict into a Heavenly wrapped package.
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