Written on 10/17/2005
A time for healing has come and gone
now is the time for the future
History will not repeat
I will not give in
Strength and faith hold me up
containing my fears and doubts
Preparing me for what is in store
They break my heart
piece by piece
Yet, He helps me restore
everything that was thought to be lost
I find renewal in faith
Courage in hope
My soul is not lost
My heart no longer empty
The longing for companionship has returned
I fear no longer
I trust again
My faith carries me
from one wake to another
Each bigger than the one before it
yet my steps fall simply and easily
with every progression
Not by my own strength
have I accomplished these things
I stand by my faith
Firmly on the pillars of my soul
My faith in men has been restored.
Again I am ready for him
To come into my life
To form a partnership
not becoming a knight in armor
ready for battle
I am a damzel no longer
There is a strength
now forged within my being
I stand by myself
with a void beside me
Waiting for it to be filled
But my faith carries me until that day
