Laments of A Brand New Song
A storm is coming in I can smell it in the air It takes away my shelter Once again I belong nowhere
Thunder claps and shakes the ground I hear the sound of the pouring rain It's been falling constantly all around me Each drop seems to echo my pain
It's a long road ahead of me A place to call my own is nowhere in sight I'm tired from the road behind me It seems I have no strength left to fight
Lightning crashes and hail falls The rain starts to come in sideways I take a deep breath and look for the end Feels like it will be in years and not days
Visions go through my head Cars, parks, no place to call home Death, jail, addiction and shame Being useless and being alone
The winds seem to speak Telling me drugs make the storm bearable Telling me to take the edge away It's normal to not want to feel terrible
I cry out to God to save me I'm weak and the winds are turning violent All I hear are the troubles around me It seems like God is being silent
But God is always with me Even if I don't feel it I know it Faith is a powerful thing I'm going to use this storm to show it
Even when I don't hear him I remember How He loved me when no one else would The storm tries but it can't make me just forget it How He saved me when no one else could
Every drop of rain from the sky Every bolt of lightning that strikes near me Reminds me just how powerful God is Its time that the storm starts to fear me
I run towards the middle of the storm Clench my fists and yell into the wind It's taken everything from me once I will not allow it to do it again
The clouds turn to dark behind me I turn and scream for it to start bringing it God has given me a new song A storm won't stop me from singing it
It will roar, batter and chase me It will give me absolutely no time to rest God is sometimes silent but I remember A good teacher is always quiet during a test
©Matthew Haflett
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