Bring Us Home

Submitted by Anna on Sat, 06/28/2008 - 14:08

We’re born into sin
Everyone's wicked
But we think nothing’s wrong
We don’t know we’re
Dying
without growing old

We may feel that we’re
In a meaningless life
But we push it away
We don’t let ourselves know we’re
Empty
without having been filled

The emptiness grows
And we try to avoid it
We fill ourselves up with all the wrong things
And we find ourselves
Bound
without being chained

We want to be free
To live our own lives
But the more we struggle, the tighter we’re bound
And we know we are
Trapped
without being caged

Everything’s hopeless
That’s what we feel
We just want to sleep until everything’s right
And we find ourselves
Lost
without leaving home

Jesus
Rescue us
We’re
Empty
Bound
Trapped
Lost
Dying
in sin
And we don’t know what to do.

Please
LORD
Bring us home.

Author's age when written
13
Genre
Poetry
Tags
Jesus
despair
emptiness

Comments

Anna

Mon, 06/30/2008 - 15:12

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...no one commentz on my poem... makes me sad. :(
Is it that bad????

I have hated the words and I have loved them, and I hope I have made them right. --The Book Thief

Sarah

Mon, 06/30/2008 - 18:16

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No, that's not bad. It just means that no one has had the time. Or something like that. Anyhow, I commented. And I liked the poem too. It really shows how much we don't realize how much we need Him.

"Sometimes even to live is courage."
-Seneca

Heather

Mon, 06/30/2008 - 19:30

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Hey Anna, I saw your poem the day you posted it and was starting to comment when I realized I had to be out the door in a minute and I wasn't ready. :0) Sorry!
So, I loved the poem. You did a good job portraying the longing of believers for a different world. I particularly liked the lines:
"And we find ourselves/Lost/Without leaving home."
Well done!

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And now our hearts will beat in time/You say I am yours and you are mine...
Michelle Tumes, "There Goes My Love"

Heather

Mon, 06/30/2008 - 19:35

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You're not the only one. My mom always tells me "Patience is a virtue" and I always finish it out with "A virtue I don't have." :0)

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And now our hearts will beat in time/You say I am yours and you are mine...
Michelle Tumes, "There Goes My Love"

Heather

Mon, 06/30/2008 - 19:38

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Oh yeah, and I thought I'd ask...Should I post any more of my story "Half-Blood" on here? I know the title always sounds weird, maybe people don't want to read it b/c of that...anyway, just thought I'd get your opinion! :0)

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And now our hearts will beat in time/You say I am yours and you are mine...
Michelle Tumes, "There Goes My Love"

Anna

Mon, 06/30/2008 - 20:27

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Well I certainly want you to! :) I love the chapters you posted so far. And I like the title. :)

Oh, and I might post more of Brey next week. Instead of SOL.

I have hated the words and I have loved them, and I hope I have made them right. --The Book Thief