Walking Broken

There was a life
Joyful, Happy, Unafraid
Hand in hand
Dancing
Singing
Blessed.

Until that day
When the road turned
Hard
Left
Into the Dark
Into Fear.

We never saw it coming
No time to prepare
No map
No light
No hope
We were just There.

Fear arose
Joy fled
Tears came
Step by step
Day by day
Death in us.

Others walked
Heads down
Faces wet
Hope gone
Wails
Pain.

We cried out to You
Help us
Fix this
Don't leave us
Where are You?
Emptiness.

Then we felt Your hand
Heard You whisper
Follow Me
Do You know the way
Of course You know the way
The road of sorrows.

We cannot see
You are our Hope
This trail of brokenness
It is our story
It's all our stories
Living Broken.
©2014 Jeff Roberts