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Desperation

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This man
I've heard so much about him
I don't understand it all
And yet I believe
Somehow I believe...

They say that he can heal the sick
All it takes is just one touch
But I am not allowed
I am not permitted in the crowd
I am not allowed...

Yet somehow I must reach him
I must touch him
If only his garment
I can be whole again
If only I can touch him
If only...

They say he is coming this way
I see a crowd in the distance
Everywhere he goes the crowds throng him
That must be him
Coming my way
It must be...

But I'm not permitted in the crowd
I know I'm not allowed
But if I can only touch him
If only his garment
I can be whole again
If only...

What have I to lose?
I can only gain
If I can just touch him
Somehow I must touch him
I must...

They are so busy watching him
They don't even notice me
Here I am amongst the crowd
They don't even notice
They don't even see...

I am so close and yet so far
How can I get through the crowd?
I am so weak against so many
But I must get through
I must...

I've come so far
I won't turn back
I must get through
There must be a way
There must...

Down on my hands and knees
Pride has evaded me
I've nothing left to lose
I will get through
I will...

What is this power I feel?
Coursing through my veins
I feel alive again
Can it be true?
Am I truly free?
I am...

He noticed me
The crowds didn't see me
Oblivious to my presence
But he noticed
He's looking for me...

What will happen?
I'm not permitted here
Will he have mercy?
If what they say is true he surely will
It must be true for I am whole
It must be...

Lord it was I
I know I shouldn't be here
But you were my final hope
The doctors could do nothing
My money is all spent
Your touch alone was left
My only hope...

Have mercy on me Lord
Desperation drove me here
I bow before you now
Trembling in fear
I am at your mercy Lord
I am yours...

He called me daughter
He told me not to fear
He said my faith made me whole
Can it be true?
I have only to believe?
It must be true
It must...

I am whole
A new person
Yet one thing remains
Desperation...

I am more desperate now than ever
Though peace floods my soul
A hunger persists inside me
I can never forget this man
His love is etched in my heart
And so my pursuit continues
My hunger increasing by the day
In desperation...
A Deviation by *MurfQ

Generally when I write poetry, I like to make it rhyme. But occasionally something is birthed within me to which rhyme would do no justice. And so the poem you are about to read has neither rhyme nor metre to obscure its message. Those of you who read the bible or remember stories you may have been told as a child will likely recognize its perspective. It is not my story. And yet it is...
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Loyalyak's avatar
This was quite well done. Even though it is free verse, there is still a noticeable structure that carries the reader through the piece. The story is good too, although I feel that it could have been shortened just a touch. IT gets a little repetative. The repetition is good to enhance the desperation of the woman, but I don't think it had to be quite so long. All in all a really good piece though! I hope your mind continues to wander because it writes some pretty nice poetry when it does.