does your day feel
dark, messy
put a coat of paint on it
maybe no one
will know
are there cracks
where the pain
weeps and leaks
put a coat of paint on them
it might seal
what will not
heal
or at least forget
for a little while
memories like dirt
streaks ragged
put a coat of paint on
everything looks like new
looks like
but isn't
no
give me the paint
that washes
clean the deep red
flow that leaves
snow white behind
Come now, and let us reason together, says the Lord.
Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow
10 comments:
i am all for the freshening as long as we are not just using the paint to hide the dirt you know...
2PI once read,"pretend you are happy" and you will feel joy". Although I'm not one for pretenses, at times this really does work. Nice poem!
I do like this philosophy. Sometimes I think we really can choose how we see something. We can choose to see in a new light. And yes, faith helps!!
Amen! There is only one thing that will wash us clean, and no pain covers our sins. Bless you for this!
look at all that newness!
I like the metaphor of painting ~ Things can look good as new with new brush of paint ~ Lovely quote as well ~
Definitely...just covering over something doesn't heal it...yep, give me that "true" cleaning too.
Very effective metaphor. I think its accurate. Paint it over, get up, start all over, pretend yesterday didn't happen the way it did. New day, new paint of coat, and hope the world gets brighter! Well done.
Wonder if it works... what's underneath have a tendency to seep through with paint... and I think as a metaphor the same applies.
Really like this.
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