above it all I feel you

eye's sight shifts from
  blurred to clear
as my mind's eyes wander
  from image to image
 along life's memories.

clogged with hate
clogged with pain
  drenched in fear.
  drenched in anger.
I stare in myself
  as they all pass by...
feeling and seeing it all -
 that which I've held
 and that which holds me

but above it all I hear you.
  I hear your voice
wiping away my loneliness...
wiping away my pains...
  cleansing my filth...
  healing my wounds...

but above it all I feel you
  I feel your kindness
reaching through my bitterness...
reaching through me...
  filling my heart with joy
  placing a smile on my face.

- Jon Johnston


© Copyright 1998 Jonathan E. Johnston


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