It seeps through,
through the cracks made for Glory
its roots are like leeches -
parasitic.
it latches on and locks into the
previously existing grooves
it’s easier.
it can feel like moving on
rather than unpacking the tendrils
of tangled, knotted layers.
plucking the leeches off
one
by
one
but it’s an infection of the heart
subtle at first, but Deadly
Take off your coat of reasons to be bitter
strip off your layers of pride,
Let the searing heat touch the wound
and draw out the poison inside.
You may be weak, broken, defeated
Hear this:
God will provide