Shepherd's Poetry

Inspiring Christian poetry blog for women!

Let them go! - Bitterness!

by Melissa Shepherd

Luke 17:4 (NLT)

Even if he wrongs you seven times a day and each time turns again and asks forgiveness, forgive him."

Bitterness enters my soul

It thrives and grows

Until my heart forms a seel

And every part of my life it sows.

The bitterness is deep

Its hard to peer past it

Until the evil thoughts seep

And my enemies in their last pit.

The pit I throw them in

Is deep and filled with darkness

And my unowned bitterness may pin

Their life into unmarkness.

The bitterness makes threats

As I tell enemies they have no life

While it begins and sets

Others down a road of strife.

Strife is deadly wrong

- it sings a very dark song . . .

What does it mean to free?

How can I release?

How can I begin to see

That this strife must cease?

To God my heart will go,

From God my own forgiveness lives.

Or my soul will not grow

And they too He loves and is

- deserving unending forgiveness . . .

My enemy is not, for then

Their lives do not deserve

Strife, bitterness against men

But for me to learn to serve.

God forgives – so why shouldn’t I?

He loves, so why can’t my –

- hearts can mend -

- hearts to be broken –

- then God will send –

- and to me He has spoken –

It is TIME . . .

You can support this site by shopping at AllPosters.com