Emptiness
I am aware once more
Of the emptiness
The desperate loneliness
Of my heart
There are no words to define this void
How can one know
Something I did not have?
Except when I see it- I know it
When I catch a glimpse of it
I am reminded of the longing
And when I taste it
It seems too good to be true
When it is offered to me
Many times have I refused
I simply cannot believe
This goodness would be for me
But when I accept
It is life giving…
All I can do, O Lord
Is offer you my broken heart
And ask you to heal it
For a broken vessel cannot hold anything
I offer you my empty heart
And ask you to fill it