It felt like 
abandonment 
when it finally happened – 
the paths that once led to relief
impassable
the bridges to bliss
demolished – 
with nowhere to go
I did call out
for direction
for help
for answers – 
but the 
abandonment
was silent
and lonely
and desolate – 
how despairing it was
to sit in that place 
with only my 
self – 
how horrifying it was 
to pity my self
with no one to 
hear – 
how revealing it was
to know no way out
stuck in the pit 
of me – 
and that 
silence
so loud
all-consuming!
The memory of it all
now as clear 
as the skies
when a storm has passed  
and 
the blessing of it all
fills my heart
with joy!
All 
ways
removed
but 
One!

*Read Lamentations 3:1-9