Give It All to Him: A Poem
I just heard the news
I just got the call
I'm so sick of it all
I've got nothing more to lose
Just one more death
Another tragedy
Hits too close to me
That last, final breath
Another trip to the hospital
To see a friend who's ill
Watching the waiting room fill
Staring at the blank, white wall
I've lost sight of the sun
I can't see through the storm
My heart is breaking--forlorn
I just want to run
I can't take any more sadness
Due to this tempestuous night
I want to take flight...or else fight...
And I just want to rest...to rest...
But the explosions continue
And the pain just grows worse
I have to disperse
From the sad, haunting truth
But I know I've got to give it all to God
Give it all to Him
Even when I don't have anything left to give
Turn over everything I've got
Even when the storms rage high
And laments of death drone on and on
While I'm listening to the same old song
I have to know that it'll be alright
If I give all my burdens to Him
Everything on my mind; in my heart; tugging at my soul
I have to let it go
And just give it all to Him