Into the Fire

Have gotten back to occasional free verse "poems". Here's one more:

Missed

Refusing the feeling,

fear overtook me. I ran.

Seeking the nearest, the most familiar,

I clung to it and let it drive me.

Tricked and manipulated,

suffering consequences of lies.

Forgotten directions, ignored warnings.

A past of pain. A present of sorrow.

Craving light from the darkness.

I missed it.

Father, words, inspiration, apart from you I can do nothing, have nothing, produce not a single breath of life. Thank you is never enough. In the Name of Jesus, Amen.