Longing.

I asked for writing assignments.
My first one is from Courtney Carter. "I think you should attempt a spoken word piece about........JESUS. but seriously.....they are so legit and I think it would be a good challenge to you to attempt one with something you are struggling with."
Here it is!



"Longing"

Please notice me.
Please stop, smile, and say hello.

If you could break the rhythm of your day
to spend a second looking my way,
I'd feel enchanting.
If you could be the one to grab my hand
and lift my chin and help me stand,
I'd feel like dancing.
If your heart unfurled to reveal my name,
I'd stare in shock and expose the same.
I feel like glancing at those words again and again.

My eyes lock on the wall.
Breathe in, breathe out.
Let it out.
Get it out.
Get it out of my mind and out of my heart.
Get him off of my mind because it’s pulling me apart:
this continual lack of mutual affection
and perpetual attack of projected rejection.
I dawdle and dally, daydream and deny
my tumultuous emotions that flit and fly
from fantasy to nightmare and glee to sorrow.
I feel trapped now, and free tomorrow.

In the midst of my swirling sea
I need more than stability.
More than an anchor, more than a rest,
I ache for the assurance that Christ knows best.

Captivate my heart, oh God, and never let me go.

Be the song on my lips and the light in my eyes.
Be my Spring, be my joy, be my hope in the night.
Be my smile in pain, my everlasting refrain.

I believe You love me.

Your love never fails.