PARADISE BY RUTH MONTANARI
by Ruth Montanari
Paradise (the Thief)
What a fitting end to my life
I thought
As I was lifted high on the hill
And the stunning pain - so unreal
Yet somehow familiar
For my life was always like that
Abandoned, forsaken, unloved
That’s my life
Rejected and broken with no one to care
I gave up in my youth and went the dark way
Grabbing for things that weren’t mine
Waiting for love
Waiting for death
Yet, only wanting to survive
True lies - all that I knew
Pain my best friend
No hope, just defeat
Suddenly,
Like an arrow
Something warm pierced my heart
A presence next to me
My eyes turned but I could not see - only feel
Relief, my pain shared at last!
Next to me there was someone so real
Not alone anymore
I sensed in my soul
A mutual suffering
Could my Saviour have come?
Mercy - without saying a word
I sensed His desire
Me – you want me?
Could this be love?
If so it might blow me away…
Are you able to lift me
To take me down
To rescue me?
No, so much more
You are offering me
I see, I can see,
Not just the King of the Jews
But my king!
And His kingdom was all I desired
I spoke and He answered
And his words broke my pain
And hope filled my being
My skin felt the cool of a stream washing me clean
Never picked, now I was chosen!!
If I could have embraced Him I would of
But my hands were all tied
In an instant, He gave me a vision, a glimpse of The Garden, the Eden
The grass and flowers the colours, not real
The streams flowing endless
The mountains so near
To walk with the Man, my Creator, holding His hand
Home atlast
And the peace just to know …just to know
No more screaming, no terror
No prisons no chains
No lies, deception or fear
I was lost in the dark
But He sought me and found me
On the mountain he found me
And now I am free
So, I plead with you death, come quickly to me
For I am a rich man
How rich I am
Ruth Montanari
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