Captive Lord

2007-07-18 15:05

Captive Lord

O Lord of mine
I thought you were my captive
and that no one else knew of You
Tied and bound
and stuffed into my little heart
so i could love You all day
kiss You, take Your name
and sing to You
and look at Your face
and Your eyes
all by myself!

Just You and me!

And now i find that You were a captive
of many, many hearts, at the same time.
So many have tied and bound You
and imprisoned You
feeding You with more love
and devotion than i did.

And yet You stayed on
in my heart
often hungry and neglected
very often ignored and unloved
without a complaint.

Only a real father could have
taken all that
for so long
and still stayed on happily.

Never let me forget You
O Beloved
Never may i neglect You.

O Beloved,
what a strange game!
Tell me, in truth
were You a captive in my heart
or i a captive in Yours?
What madness is this love.

Lead me to the real You, O Father
Do you not wish that Yourselves?