This is an Echo Post from Secret Whispers. Secret Whispers is a scripture journal of my quiet time with the Lord. I am currenly reading Song of Songs and journaling about relationships. Friends that read Secret Whispers are invited to write an Echo Post that was inspired by the weekly reading. Last week's post at Secret Whispers centered on learning to trust. The scripture brought back memories of vulnerable years for me when trust and intimacy was inappropriately connected to physical love. Those were hard lessons to learn at the tender age of 15! The following poem was written in a journal I kept in highschool.
gone are the days of happiness and bliss
grief has set itself upon me
my heart burns with pain
my mind fights to be free
my words ache to be spoken
my heart pains
it is broken
never to be mended
my mind fights
it is possessed
never to be free
my words ache
they are ignored
never to be heard
what great sin have i committed?
what grave crime?
did i not give my love freely?
did i not give my all?
we seemed so happy me and you
what did i say wrong?
what did i do?
i thought you loved me
i thought you loved me
i thought you cared
it was only the physical part you wanted
you didn't care about more
you talked of love
future days to come
now you have no use for me
i was only for fun
your plaything
your toy
you are gone
never to return
one thing i know
one think i've learned
never think a love is forever
unless that love is returned
you've broken my heart
possessed my mind
rejected my words
although you are out of my life forever
the scars you left will remain
as will the memory of the love
i thought we shared
Young women of Jerusalem, I charge you, by the gazelles and the wild does of the field: do not stir up or awaken love until the appropriate time. Song of Songs 3:5
About Whisper Echos
I received a suggestion from Regina at Kilauea Poetry. In the spirit of building relationships, she thought it would be nice to have a way to interact with each other instead of just leaving a comment. So, here's the plan. If you would like to participate in Whisper Echos, write an Echo post on your website that ties in with the weekly reading at Secret Whispers and I will post a link on my website so we can see how the scripture impacted each other. The Echo can be a poem, comment, prayer, experience, additional scripture, anything that ties in with the weekly scripture.
If you do an Echo post, leave a note in the comment box (or send me an e-mail at godwhispers@hotmail.com) by noon on Wednesday. I will gather all the links and include them at the end of each new post (I publish on Thursday mornings). I can't wait to hear all the Whisper Echos!
