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The Verdict
-Dana Leigh

Please forgive my waywardness,
I don't deserve your faithfulness.
Why do you give it?

I knew better deep down inside,
but I chose to tell myself the lie
that  it doesn't matter...

You gave all you had.
Do you ever wish you could take it back?
I don't blame you...

It fell to the ground with a sickening thud,
and I drug your name all through the mud.
God, I'm sorry...

I can't believe what I see...
Why are you reaching out to me?
Don't you know what I've done?

Your eyes are loving and kind,
as you whisper a name that sounds like mine.
Then you say, "When I see you, I see my Son."

The walls around my heart,
slowly fall apart,
as I fall into your arms of love...

In your eyes, all I see,
is love looking down on me,
when I ask, "Will I ever be enough?"

Silence your reply,
all I can do is cry,
as you take me to the cross.

I see his suffering, his pain,
he traded dignity for shame,
so that I would not be lost.

"God, why did you do this for me?
Did you not know how unfaithful I would be?"
I ask, needing to know the truth.

You say, "I knew, but all I could see,
Was my Son, as he entered your plea...
NOT GUILTY..."

Thank you .... Oh, the LOVE of Jesus!   

A really lovely poem..I enjoyed reading it...Colin

Very beautiful - and so true.

><>Jeannine

We will probably see better poetry, from a technical standpoint, but we'll probably never see a better portrait of an honest heart.