When Sadness Lies

So many rooms of sadness lie

Inside the memories of my mind

From icy walls and hallway fights 

To hospital rooms with yellow lights 

I thought I was alone in there

Alone to face a world of fear

But now I see your eyes of old

That pierce into my very soul

Your presence wasn’t far from me

You saw it all, the fear, the grief

And even now you weep for me

You weep for all that I believe 

That keeps me in these lonely rooms

Away from me and away from you

For if I let you come inside

I just might find a place to hide,

To offer up my lonely heart

To find some light to soothe the darker

Spaces in my memory

That shut you out, so I can’t see

Your presence in these rooms was real

Please help me Lord, so I can feel 

The kindness of your love for me

The hope and joy and empathy

You too have suffered so much loss

Do I dare forget the cross? 

Where you proved the deepest love for me

From now until eternity

So come inside my empty rooms

Remind me how you feel them too

And sit with me a little while

Just hold me like a little child

Whose father loves her more than life

And tells her truth when sadness lies 

So many rooms of sorrow lie

But you tell me truth when sadness lies