Are You There?

“Do not fear, for I am with you. Do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and I will help you. I will uphold you with my righteous right hand." - Isaiah 41:10

Are you even still up there?

Over there? Under there?

Anywhere?

You were there once, wherever you are

Seems you’re gone now …

Perhaps what they say is true

Did we, through our unbelief

Kill you?

The almighty and everlasting ...

Maybe we made you nothing?

Like Zues and Odin, Ra, even Huītzilōpōchtli

One by one faded into myth and legends

Tales we tell to explain our origins

Learning life lessons from them

But never believing more ... anymore

Are you only there when we believe?

Is it me? Is my belief not enough?

Perhaps I am the one who killed you

Killed the you within my own soul and mind

Or am I just unworthy now … like they say

I thought I was finally the me you wanted

The me that should have been

A daughter of Eve, a child of heaven

But lately, to my shame and tears

I ask the question … Are you there God?

“But they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint.” - Isaiah 40:31