Merged Palms Poem by Angela Bontle Ditumiso

Life feels like a trap of some kind
You're always in pain
Always writhing
Crying, begging the chains
To loosen just a little

I know your pain
The glistened eyes
And the ball of pain lodged in your throat
Every moment feeling flogged
The despair
Everything looks bleak
Everything is bleak
And you're about to give up

You go home to a lonely house
It's empty as your stomach
You wonder what will touch your hunger
And chase it away
A stray tear escapes your eye
When you think of this

Merge your palms
Call unto God
He will hear your cry
He will answer
Remember you were never alone
Lean on Him

There ain't nothing to hard for Him
Your story He can change it
Your pain, forget numbing
He call heal you
The itching scars and the bleeding wound
All of that He can change
You're not alone
You're not forgotten
Know that