I Used to Feel so Deeply
I used to feel so deeply
as a youngster in the light.
Every emotion felt and tenderness wrought
was a fire burning bright.
Whatever I felt I put on paper;
it made beautiful poetic works.
These works told my heart's story
and revealed my gifts and quirks.
But storms of life are inevitable
and of course, they came to me.
They shattered all I had known;
my heart was strangled instead of free.
I ceased to walk within His footsteps.
Instead of smiling, I chose to pout.
I followed my own way, did my own thing,
and eventually my light was out.
But now I have come back to the Lord,
choosing to bear my laughter and feel my pain.
But I used to feel so deeply.
Will I ever feel deeply again?