Roses are red, blood is blue You're not alone, God's in this too Blood is blue, your poems are read The trauma is not just in your head You're not alone, Christ walks with you We ask His grace to get you through Don't buy the lies, no drug will ease The loss of pax, the loss of Teej Your anchor gone, you are adrift But Christ's an anchor made for this And there are others, so talk it out Find those who will let you shout Will let you curse, will let you cry Will let you ask, the question Why Seek out the truth, and choose friends well Don't let them point you to this hell And claim the Way is one wide path Or bankrupt for your aftermath But rather know the truth you've heard Hold fast to Christ, the Living Word
He is enough. He's holding you His Word can heal and get you through Read in the morning Read in the night Read when you're wired Read during fright You are not forgotten You're never alone He waits for you--to be your home There's so much pain in this world to feel But know this well--that you can heal And healing will not bring an end To the love you had for your best friend But peace, by snippets, will break through And freedom--here!--it waits for you (Jn 8: 31-32)
I dislike the rhyme, and meter, and every reason this poem exists. But I love the One who means it all for good, and His struggling child, too.