maelstrom

The maelstrom is broken

And again, as she was before

She smiles and grace falls from her eyes

Inequity forgiven

Instructing me in the way to choose

as if I had a choice

I only hear her voice

Her trial is now ended

And might now she be forever

She cries and each tear cleanse our scroll

Betrayal is annulled

And my eyes are a fountain of tears

I prayed so much for this

I can't wait for the kiss

Impossible made real

at last Abba answered my prayers

She wants what I want, our always

Ours bears all believes all

Restored now, I can do all things

And there she is again

My lover, my best friend

The new us, the real US

And we finally freed from our fears

She gives and honesty heals us

Hope accepted dreams conceived

And my heart is strong, and now I hope

And she might be my wife

And love with me through life

still and always will

The constance of my covenant

And the revenant of my spirit

She lingers, the happy corners of my mind

And I give myself for her

Presenting her in prayers prayed too late

Still and always will

I struggle for grace

The tears of my trepidation

And the lamentations of my longing

She remains, unwrinkled and unstained the altar washed clean

And I wash her memory with the word

Her betrayal cleansed to ease my pain

Still and always will

I continue our love alone

The immediacy of our intimacy

And the suddenness of us as WE

She is here, if only words on my screen, her voice in my heart

And we are still us

Demanding that she know nothing more than

Still and always will

I wait prayerfully for her return