THE BARS ACROSS MY HEART
My love kept me in the house
Anxiously trying to please him,
Hovering around so he wouldn't criticize.
I used to see bars on the windows and doors
But the way he treated me,
I might as well have been wearing
A chastity belt, because
The cruel behavior locked up my love;
So I took my heart back
And it belonged only to me.
Now it belongs to the love I feel
Toward the Lord and Lady,
And the love and compassion
That I feel coming from Them.
And there are no locks
No more prison bars;
The only thing that holds me back
Is when i lose faith in myself,
Because I know that the Deities
Believe in me, and I am Their daughter.
It's not that easy to accept freedom
I have been used to limitations
First placed on me by others,
Then placed on me by myself.
What is it like to be free? I don't know...
I hope You will teach me,
Teach me to love strongly and deeply,
So my heart will glow with a Divine Spark.
© Copyright 7/07/07
Beth Clare Johnson (Mystic Raven)
