My life is like an ocean
But I try to avoid this sea
As I walk along the boardwalk
Of hope and love
Feeling as free as the birds
But sometimes when I get angry
My foot slips and
I fall into that ocean
All the hope I had drowns with me
Sharks of fear surround me
They block my only way
Back to my boardwalk
Of hope and love
I struggle in the sea of loss
But as I reach out
To grasp that hope
A wave of sorrow
Engulfs me and I tumble
Down farther and farther
Lost forever in the
Murky waters
Storms full of anger
Rage above me in the sky
They make the waters swirl
Me into a whirlpool of terror
I plummet down, down, down
And as I come up
I find myself even farther away from
That hope and love than
Ever before
I wash upon the shore
Of an island of hopelessness
And I sit there
Realizing what I have done
Water streams down my face
In a downpour of tears
I feel lost and I feel scared
I stay there on that island
And I think that hope will never come
But as I look up
I see a boat of faith
Coming towards me
Ready to take me home
And I know it’s never too late
For forgiveness.