Today I Let Go

Today I let go ...

I surrendered my pain beneath a downpour in the ebony of the moonlight

Let it envelop the darkness of unforgiven trespasses

As shoulders hunched and body wracked

Moisture of tears masked by drops of rain

Betrayed by the salty taste upon my lips

I chased away the shadows upon my plains that block the light of You

Surrendered the hurt of a past I cannot change

Emptied my soul of its torment

For it was never mine to begin with

I burned the remnants that offered proof of Her offenses

Watched as the ashes floated away

Sparking once before dying in the torrent

Decided that if You would not let go, I would

Told God that I refuse to be held captive by choices I did not make

Placed the dust of my unhappiness in a jar

Set it down in the stream and watched it get carried away

I offered my skin wholly to the elements so that I would be made whole

As I wandered the streets on my journey back home

To You

To receive Your words

As they fill my heart to overflowing

Reaffirmed my trust in Us as whispered vows in the wind

Etched You in my heart as indelible

Then I smiled the smile of the burdenless

Because today I let go.