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Today I am confused
With things that cannot confuse
I am lost in familiar territory
For well I know
The darkness of despair and loneliness
I have seen the forest of the forgotten
I know the torture if being different
The torture of being recognized
As the person with problems
By people who could not care less about me
By the people I know are laughing and whispering
Behind my back and around the corner
I have been in this place before
I have left, and I have returned
I would leave again, if I wanted to
I know the way out of this depressing place
A very long time ago someone was kind enough
To show me the way out.
Praise be to that person
And the God, My Lord that created her
But what am I to do now
My soul is very troubled
For I have seen another person
Lost in the same place I once was.
I cannot leave them here
And return myself to the beauty of people
Without denying an obligation to
The person that once helped me up
And asked only that I remember
That when I was in the depths of depression
Someone helped me up
And in that I had received from them
I should also give to others in need
But I do not know how to communicate
With the person I have found
Every attempt brings simultaneous
Loving response and withdrawal
I do not want to frighten her
And her fractured self that retreats
Ever deeper into the maze of solitude
Her cries of anguish call out to me
Oh God
In the name of Jesus Christ my Lord
Give me strength to stay and help this person
Give me the wisdom to know what to do
Increase my faith that I might give you glory
And if I am only to be a
A lighthouse along the way
Let my light shine to help
This beauty loose a little fear
Amen
Thank You
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