Unburden

Unburden me of this

The weight of a thousand sorrows

That eclipsed all hopes

Of a brighter tomorrow

Deliver me God

From the deep valley of pain

Where scoured out trenches

Are what the rivers of tears dug

Deep inside of me

Over all of these

The extended years ]

Of my grieving

Open my heart again

I beg of you

Allow me to glimpse

That brighter horizon

That whispers its intimations

Of transformation

On afternoon’s breath

After our jaunt around

Our neighbourhood

Return me to the light within

That burns silently

At the root of things

Allow me again

To taste the sheer unbridled delight

Of a soul opening itself

To the new dawn

After winter’s long of rain

Grant my soul wings

To lift me above

The sheer weight of earthly things

Allowing me to glimpse

The beauty of pure unbridled life

Hidden under terror

And emotional pain

Once again