Jonah spent three days in the belly of a fish
She had spent a life time in darkness
In the belly of something
Whatever.. it was most of her life
A lifetime
She doesn't remember when the world became so dark!
Maybe there had never been light!
A drunken father!
Beat her mother
Then her!
The welts she hid when changing clothes in the locker room!
Those who laughed at her when she wore boys jeans
Long before front zippers were for girls.
Hand me downs from the women her mother cleaned for!
Those who her said her ankles were fat
How they laughed!
How she died!
Be glad you have a roof over head.
Food in your belly!
That's all I owe you!
That would be the most loving words she would ever hear!
Looking for love IN ALL THE WRONG PLACES!
Pregnancy at 15 !
Keep the child!
You must pay for your sin!
Eventually...determined
Going to school...working...
Graduate..college...
Meet man... marries!
He drinks..he beats..
Why did she think her life would be different!
Shame..hidden hurt...
Children...love of her life.
She would be a better mother!
And then! The fish who had swallowed her!
The darkness she had lived in
..regurgitated her!
On the other side in the light!
God was waiting for her!
He had always been waiting for her!
Love exploded.
Light beamed in!
She found her voice.,
She found herself!
She gave.
She laughed
She loved!
Thank you God for the light!
Thank you for the love!
Thank you for the darkness!
Because the light is more beautiful then
I could ever imagine !
No comments:
Post a Comment