My Poem, To Touch the Pain, A Poem of the Healer, is found on page 11 of my book Beyond These Dark Lands Are Edges of Joy, Words of Comfort and Hope.
I wrote this poem for those who seek freedom from the burdens of their inner pain and to point them to The Lord who is the master physician of hurting hearts.
I wrote this poem for those who seek freedom from the burdens of their inner pain and to point them to The Lord who is the master physician of hurting hearts.
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TITLE
I gave it the title, To Touch the Pain, with some reservation because A person may not want to be reminded of their pain. The subtitle takes us from pain to the Healer.STRUCTURE
This poem is 21 lines long and most are three and four syllables, except for lines 12 through 16, where a new rhythm makes the main point of the poem stand outThe poem does not have much in the way of illustration but opens with a metaphor for pain.
"You have known pain
For so long
It has now fused
To your soul
Like hardened iron."
I did not want to belittle the pain anyone feels, but to acknowledge it.
The 21st line makes a concluding point and that line is given effect by being six syllables long.
TO TOUCH THE PAIN,
A Poem of the Healer
You have known pain
For so long
It has now fused
To your soul
Like hardened iron.
Its weight breaks you,
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| Illustration for the poem, To Touch The Pain, A Poem of The Healer © 2018 By A.E. Dozat |
And you need
To be made whole.
This pain is deep,
Unending and dire.
You are willing
To try any cure,
Make any sacrifice,
And pay any price;
Why not
Consider God?
If you reach for Him
You will find
He is willing,
And you will learn
That to touch Him
Will begin
Your healing.
This poem is simple. It describes the struggle with pain, then asks that since you are willing to do anything for relief "Why not consider God?" It encourages you to reach out to God because you will find that He is willing to begin your healing.
ILLUSTRATION
The illustration is a pen drawing of a road that leads across on a rocky desert landscape. In the middle ground is a cross.This poem, like many in the book, will inspire people to be open to God's healing and working in their lives. I hope that when a person is ready to deal with their pain that they consider the comfort and healing from a source that was rejected before, and look to God.
The footnote is a Bible verse, Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me; for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light. Matthew 11:28-29, NIV
