My Life In Word

Hear Me?

God, can you hear me?
Are you counting my tears,
do you know my heart—
the weight it carries in silence?
Can you feel my fears
when sorrow settles heavy,
when I am weary, my soul
tattered and torn?
Do you hear my cry
when words abandon me,
when the depths of my distress
have no name?
I reach for you
on unbended knees,
offering what I cannot say—
my unspoken words.
God,
in this quiet,
can you hear me?

Simona A. Brinson