can you feel the beat
of this hollow heart
as it wears itself away
a throbbing ache
and bitter blood
both fuel a silent rage
I am hopeless
I am helpless
I am desperate to be saved
as my self
is turned to ashes
in the power of Your flame
but You give to me
a clean heart
and awake my eyes to see
a newness
that engulfs me
in a depth of purity
no longer
shall I wander through this world
from shame to shame
I am bound
to greater purpose
the Creator knows my name