EXCERPTS FROM INTIMATE THINGS

COME TO ME
Come to me and bring with you your pain
And I will give to you a healing embrace
Bring with you your doubts and fears
And I will give to you encouragement
Come to me and bring with you your ups and downs
And I will give to you understanding
Bring with you your faults and failures
And I will give to you acceptance
Come to me and bring with you all that you desire to be
And I will believe in you
Bring with you your hopes and dreams
And I will support you
Come to me and bring with you your thirst for love
And I will pour myself into you
Bring with you the rhythm of your heartbeat
And I will lay it against mine own
And share life’s dance with you
Come to me and bring with you all that you are
And I will give to you
All that I am

NAKED WITH YOU

I was thinking that I would like
To completely disrobe before you
Pull off all my outer layers,
Even the ones you like
And just let them fall to the floor
So that you can see what lies beneath
My spots, my blemishes, my scars,
And all the disappointments that left them there
And see if you will still like me
Even when I am naked with you

I was thinking that I would like
To totally strip myself
Of even the things that are pleasing to your eyes
And leave only the ugliness of my past,
And my failures, and all the things that I regret
And see if you still think I’m beautiful
Even when I am naked with you

I was even thinking that brick by brick
I could let down all my walls
The ones you admire me for
Because they make you think that I am strong
And allow to be exposed before you
The fears that hide behind the walls so that they will not be seen
The doubts that plague my soul when I want to change for the better
And the fragile heart that trembles behind the walls
For fear of being broken again
And hope that you can still love me

Even when I am naked with you



SCARS

Not all scars are hidden in a broken heart
But many are in the open, visible from the start
I’ve already seen a few of yours
And you say there are even more

I say your scars are marks of beauty
Of things that tried, but couldn’t keep you away from me
Each shows the world something you survived
None could kill you though they all tried

I should like to kiss them, each and every one
To show my appreciation for what God has done
Show me your scars and I’ll show you mine
Of things that couldn’t kill us before our time

Not all scars are in the open, visible from the start
But many are hidden in a broken heart
Though no one sees them they’re there just the same
And undeniable is the pain from whence they came

Even though healing is taking place
We still find occasional tears upon our face
But we’re so blessed to feel safe enough to reveal
Even our deepest wounds that God does heal

Please don’t doubt your beauty, because you really are
Beautiful not in spite of, but because of your scars
So show me your scars and I’ll show you mine
As we begin to walk together through time

BECAUSE
I love you because when you could have been the most cruel
You were the most kind

I love you because when you could have exposed me
You wrapped your arms around me and covered me

I love you because you stripped me of the pride
I was using to hide my shame
And left me with my dignity

I love you because when you could have
slammed the door shut in my face
You left it open
Not only to make me feel like
 I could still come through to you
But also, so that at any time, you can come through to me

I love you because
you have held me in the palms of your hands
And though you could have at any time
You chose not to crush me

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