Birthed in a broken world
Children wander admits fallen communities
No rest is found at home
Flowers grow in perverted light
Polluted water feeds the street
Thorns sprout in necessity
In the darkness shadows form reality
Groping for stability roots seek structure
Survival is the flurry
Ongoing the great wheel grinds
Catching the proud and apathetic alike
Sifting, Sorting, Breaking
Confined by walls the mind suffers
Identities spoon fed by state clothes
Frustration abounds
Days become years, years become lost
Countless ships adrift at sea
Is this all there is?
Routine numbs a callous heart
Stale eyes seek new roads
Changing winds breathe new life
Kairos, God’s appointed time
Apprehensive upon arrival
Desperate hope strikes unfamiliarity
Unconditional love soothes hardened sores
Purpose is regained
True identities are found
Years of dry tears are shed
Repelling masks are revealed and removed
Walls break brick by painful brick
Freedom is found in forgiveness
Not a heart untouched
Every soul stirred and burned
The refiner’s fire ablaze
Light reveals unforeseen landscapes
Stability is found in sure footing
Reality solidified by undeniable experience
The Holy Spirit richly felt
Empowering and transforming
The wellspring of life overflows
New brothers are born
Stronger communities are formed
A redeemed world adorned
(A chiasm inspired by prison ministry)
Unmasked Unfiltered 