scarlet letter

Scarlet Letter

Words hide the emotions

that I struggle to forgive

so I try to write

what my heart can not stop to fight

when I try to pray you turn me away

for my letter ‘A’ that is etched to stay

yet I am made of clay and made to pay

for all that happened yesterday

am I her mother if I let her be

without a father she can see

or will life be so unkind to she

that she will turn her back to flee

i know my actions are my own

but the sin in me is hard to atone

leaving my child without a home

is nothing i am proud of, God my heart is torn.

I know only misery

as a preacher i am not so strong

how tough can it be to weather the storm

when they play me the song

love keeps no record of wrong

your peace we seek Christ, yes, for so long


Is there another GOD who can touch believers

to embrace the sinners who are just beginners

in their search for someone who can redeem us

for with enemies on either side

a true face is much harder to find.