- D K
Embark With Me

Embark With Me
Where to start;
how to begin?
Is it possible to address you as friends,
rather than foes who grasp for a win?
I approach you as me
in all of my fullness;
A young woman in this world
who is journeying towards wholeness.
Bearing many titles,
I come to you now,
not to sway or persuade
but rather to share how.
How did a girl
such as I end up here;
A girl who was nothing
but surrounded by fear.
A glimpse of my story
shared with you now,
of the label of death
that was placed on my brow.
The daughter of a man
and a woman was I;
My life had been created
but I'd been destined to die.
What happened behind doors
wasn't bared for them to see.
There was no one but me to witness
the hatred when it was set free.
The words that were spoken,
the actions committed,
let me to believe
that I was truly unwitted.
He spoke through it all,
always holding me near;
Our Father in heaven
wiped every tear.
Two little girls
were born after me;
It was my whole purpose
to see them set free.
Free from abuse
and free from temptation
to believe in the lies
of our situation.
What you see now
is the breaking from death
that was spoken by them
before my first breath.
Though why I am here
in this place, this position,
when I was the teen
who suffered addiction..
I can only wonder
the same as you,
Submitting myself
to the One who knew.
As I find myself given
the responsibility of leading,
I beg you to join me
instead of retreating.
So much is at stake
with all going on;
It's really not about us,
but rather the Son.
Instead of hiding,
giving way to temptation,
can we all seek to learn
something about supplication?
We're not called to be silent,
so I beg of you now:
Be wise and discerning
with what you allow.
Bitterness is a seed
that so quickly takes root;
It may be disguised,
as it's truly a brute.
As for me, don't you see
that I stand with you now?
I'm pleading and begging
for you to lift up your brow.
He's called all of us
to the place where we stand;
to grab hold of each other
hand in hand.
We will not always agree,
and that is okay;
But we're called to uplift
each and every day.
So I ask of you now
as a mere young woman:
Please stand beside me
as a fellow human.
I've been called to this place,
though I may not know why;
I really just need you,
not to be shy.
Will you take my hands
and help me along,
as I seek to do well
at singing my song?
I can't do it without you,
as we are one body;
To do this as called,
we need everybody.
We need the young,
those who are still sprouting;
We need the well-seasoned,
as they are our grouting.
Embark with me now
as I take this journey,
Covered by grace,
led by Mercy.
To Him be the glory,
all honour and power;
With each breath that we breathe,
as we fade with the flowers.