I See You Waiting

I see you waiting, Waiting there for me With tears that flow like a river And a heart that longs to be free   I see you crying Crying for a love That holds your heart in chaos And makes you his beloved   I see you searching Searching for a hold But you can’t see me here Giving you a hope   I see you finding Finding what isn’t me You give your heat to another Praying that he won’t leave   I see you screaming Screaming late at night At the world that has left you bruised And buried you deep inside   I see you silent No words are left to say Nothing can describe your pain For no one had come to stay   I see you drowning Without a pleading cry You think no one will love you But child, you are mine   I see you standing Staring up at me Knowing that I’ve held your heart And all those things, I’ve seen   I see you laughing Heart filled with life You see me here beside you And you know that you are mine     This poem was inspired by a friend of mine who has recently been going through a really rough time in Public High School. While I haven’t communicated with her a whole lot, God has kept me praying for her, and has been continuing to give me glimpses of how much He loves her. So, this poem is through God’s point of view, which was a little difficult to write, but I believe I was able to at least capture some of the idea around how God sees an individual person struggling for something to believe in, while He’s been there the whole time, often not being seen.