A Girl I know

From a young girl you know you are not OK
But you are strong and you make your way
Your heart aches but you say you don't care
So on your journey you find religion's fare
The ache it drives you to perform
You are smart and strong and its your norm
Time unfolds and storms batter your wall
Your encrusted heart won't let you fall
You tell yourself its someone else's fault
Amazingly religious but it is not God you exalt
Self perservation has become the goal
You can't admit, but its a deep dark hole.
Fear lurks on every side,
Because long ago something died.
You don't know it now but a storm will come
You will rise from the land they call "numb"
You will cry out in anguish and pain
No longer able to bear your own prison chain.
The Savior will search you out with love
And ride you home like the wings of a dove
Into His secret place of peace
Where you will finally know release
He will gently whisper to your heart
That He and you will never be apart
That you are strong and smart and His and OK.
Accepted in Him, cherished forever and a day.