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Wonderful - Matthew Wiley

Studies Poetry
#1

This is a poem I wrote a couple nights ago. Let me know what you think :slight_smile:

Wonderful

I cannot capture the world
with my words or in them
but my words
may carry something of my heart
to the world…
I am a boy
longing to be a man, and
running a race he little understands.
I am a knot
waiting to be unraveled, and
seeking bonds that will never be severed.
My heart and mind are streets
well traveled,
but I still want to know
who I really am…
In my youth I have searched
for the name of the truth
half-heartedly, haphazardly,
amid the bombardment
of countless voices, of countless choices…
I am a wanderer
looking for a home, and
for arms to enfold his aching soul.
I am a candle
burning for fire, and
for darkness to flee from the flowering light.
My flesh and my spirit have
stories to tell
stories of heaven
stories of hell
but I cannot capture them all with words alone,
yet I will say that hopes runs beneath them,
and grace runs through them…
I am a brother and a son,
who has played the stranger and the fool,
and yet I have been loved, and
been called to love, and to trust
that all will be well,
and that the name of the truth
is wonderful…

Matt Wiley

#2

That’s really wonderful, Matt Riley :smiley: :stuck_out_tongue:

#3

Nice. So much truth there.

#4

Thanks guys :slight_smile:

#5

Beautiful, Matt – such a picture, in some ways, of all of us. How could God who created us ever discard all His hard work in guiding us lovingly through all our wanderings?

#6

Thanks Cinders (don’t mind if I call you Cinders, like ol’ Prof? :wink:) :slight_smile:

And I wholeheartedly agree :slight_smile:

Recently I’ve started branching out from just writing letters from God to myself to writing letters from God to others. Thus far I’ve written three, one for my friend Charles, one for my friend Alicia, and one for my friend Jermaine. I was thinking of maybe writing a couple more, maybe one for you as well, since I’m sure you’d be open to that. :wink:

But anyways, in my letter to Alicia, something poured out of me that was really powerful and I had to copy it down so I could hold onto it too:

I think that relates in a fashion to what you said, yes? :slight_smile:

By the way, Alicia was very much encouraged by the letter, she said its probably the best Christmas present she’s ever gotten, and that it was perfect and timely and just what she needed. Which is encouraging to me as well. :slight_smile:

Hopefully I can take a crack at writing you a letter soon. :slight_smile:

Blessings to you sister :slight_smile:

Matt