O take my heart and lead me into light <br />For darkness overwhelms my soul tonight - <br />Such melancholy steals the brightling day <br />So chasing all that glistens far away <br /> <br />The love that has now gone will ne'er return <br />O'er this my mind, my soul, shall ever yearn - <br />Must I, with longing, live a joyless life <br />That cuts into me as a murd'rous knife <br /> <br />So lost am I in bitter-sweet recall <br />That into bleak despondency I fall - <br />His voice shall never speak again my name <br />For now he sleeps, no more a flick'ring flame <br /> <br />I am but now a feather in the wind <br />(A captured, dried, poor butterfly unpinned) <br />Yet tracing circles in the silvered sky <br />No place to rest, no earth on which to lie <br /> <br />No substance ‘neath my feet, no land secure <br />Nowhere to set my heart, no ease procure - <br />Embraced in solitude and set alone <br />No dreams to dream upon, as all have flown <br /> <br />Behold my tears, behold this hapless face <br />Behold my heart, behold that empty place - <br />Bear witness to these vestiges of grief <br />The plight from which I'll ever seek relief <br /> <br />O come into my world and fill the void <br />This world that fate has taken and destroyed - <br />Caress my soul and with your love then feed <br />To satisfy my ever burning need <br /> <br />So bring me flowers, bring me songs to sing <br />Bring me your heart, bring me a gladful thing - <br />Adorn my hair with ribbons purest white <br />Bring me your love and be with me tonight <br /> <br />Then lead me into pastures sweet and fair <br />Unfettered by all sadness and despair - <br />That I should once more see the glowing sun <br />And so rejoice before my life is done<br /><br />Valerie Dohren<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/lead-me-into-light/
