Will You Ache With Me?

There is a longing in my heart

An endless longing for my bride that I feel every time we part

I never actually leave her, but somehow she will completely forget that I am there

Or sometimes she doesn’t want to see me and locks me up like her hearts a zoo and I’m the bear

She is always mumbling about when I look at her what I must see

Truth be told I only see the unique and beautiful gift my Father made for me

Her brokenness wounds me but Abba I will take every wound in stride

I feel a lash hit my back every time she pulls away like a strong beachfront tide

I experience pain and I try my best to show her everyday

Not to sadden her or weaken her but to show her I will always stay

But I don’t understand she won’t show her pain to me

Like if I see her in pain I may decide to flee

What hurts more than a lash on my back is being a passed over flicker in her thoughts

She turns toward the finite her friends, a bottle, things that for her love they have never fought

No matter how much I want to reach out and touch her my hands are restrained she must come to my feet

Pain radiates through my body as I fight the restraints that I have to wait three days to beat

My beautiful bride finally approaches and says “My love it is right here weeping at your feet that I wish to stay”

I breathe a pain free sigh of relieve and say “My dove I am so grateful to ache with you today”