Shadow to Sanctuary

The witness who watched from the outside to be welcomed in

A haunting life,

Ghostly reflections.

A life of solitude,

So much rejection.

A past that haunts,

Day by day.

Memories taunt,

Strip sanity away.

Moving through the world,

But not really in it.

I move as a shadow,

If it’s a race, I cannot win it.

I’m far behind,

Trying to regain ground.

Trying so hard to ignore.

The tumultuous sound.

My shadow is seen,

But never recognized.

Feeling insignificant,

But my heart, I will not compromise.

If my life is spent mostly alone,

To stay true to God, family, and self.

I’ll take that trade, cause I’m seen when I’m home,

I know that at the end I’ll get to leave this hell.

I’ll join my wife in heaven’s above,

no longer a shadow, a witness of love.

Her and I in our savior’s arms,

I will finally know,peace and presence I’ve always dreamed of.

No longer a shadow,

No longer alone.

With all of His Kingdom,

I will be welcomed home.