. Poetry from The Great In-Between: If Faith could speak in 2022

Tuesday, January 4, 2022

If Faith could speak in 2022

(A lone voice whispers)



If today in 2022

You feel so lost in the beginning, as you look for the real you


And endure so much physical or emotional pain


In just living


If today


Everyone seems to look down 

With unkind eyes


That seems so black

And filled with total darkness


That appears so unforgiving


If today


You swim against persecutions


Strong currents created by politicians and dictators


And been labelled as


Homeless

Disabled 

Redundant

Too old

Poor

An addict

Useless 


Or just one of the many


Hidden 

Nameless 


Living below the rim 

In the ever-growing shadows


And deemed to be unworthy of any baptism of success


Because they label you as living within their interpretation of sin


Remember this


I too have felt your pain


Walked along those same dark long roads


I too have lived through and fought


All personal battles and wars


My advice to you 

Is simply this 


Keep up the belief


That it will be worth all those painful struggles


For in the end


Eventually, good things come to all those who truly believe


For in the end

You will find some form of happiness 

And when you eventually die


You will see your version of god and they will embrace and forever remind you


They have always walked beside you 


Whispering 

Trying to give you so much strength


For you 

Them and 

Me


Have always been together 


For we were always forever baptised to be simply  


Eternal friends


Now say after me

Amen


And go forth and challenge life as your courage and hope are reborn again


Copyright John Duffy


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