The arrow of the day

“I’m never going out again!
‘hope the daylight never comes!”
I snuggled under covers warm,
my darkened fort against the dawn.

The day brings hurt and piercing pain
I’ll never take that risk again.
The goblins, trolls can go away
and all of those that haunt the day.

“I’m with you!” A small voice cried.
“Stay here with us and hide!”
“the rain will come and spoil my fur,
those dogs will tear my hide!”

The slivered light beneath the door
made grey-ed shadows on the floor.
And there was Ted and others too,
My closest friends – my inner crew.

“Never take me out to play,
My paint will burn in the heat of day.
and I’m scared too, that you’ll leave me there.
to be trampled down where no one cares.

Tin Man and Ted spoke for them all,
their muffled shadows on the wall
as if they sensed the pain inside
and all the reasons why I hide.

Their voices whirled inside my mind
And I pulled the covers tight.
A seed of doubt then entered there
should I really fear the light?

Just at that time something stirred outside the bedroom door.
Footsteps coursed along the way and creeked upon the floor.
The handle turned, the door ajar and light came streaming in
A gentle smile a certain stare as Dad came walking in.

“Rise and shine” he called. Me, still hidden but for my eyes.
“What a day!” as curtains drew revealing clear blue skies.
“You can’t stay there forever now!” he said, as if he knew
The pain and fear that twisted me and all my inner crew.

And it seemed to me that at this time I had a simple choice
to listen to my inner crew or to my Father’s voice.
I can’t ignore the pain, you know, it rumbles deep right now
But my Father’s hands, his hugs, his love, will make it right somehow.

Fear not! Be not afraid!

2012 Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus

O wounded Heart! O Font of tears!
O Throne of grief and pain,
Whereon, for the eternal years,
Thy love for man doth reign!

Cor Jesus Thronus Misericordie

for all who know anxiety