Leave Me Alone
By Jason Glaze
I wrote this poem during a season of life when God was wanting me to deal with some things I was avoiding. Give it a read and see if you’ve ever been there, or maybe you are there now.
Leave me alone
You are constantly wanting to talk about the things that I’m trying my best to ignore, so leave me alone.
I dread the mornings because you are in my ear as quick as my feet hit the floor, so leave me alone.
When the stillness of the night comes your invitation into the conversation is like torture on my brain, so leave me alone.
I’m sick to death of the confusion, the pressure, the stress, and the pain, so once and for all, leave me alone.
Wait a minute. If you quit talking to me I will surely stay the way I am. Please don’t leave me alone.
The more I think about it, if you become silent I’m left with my pitiful plan. I beg you, please don’t leave me alone.
If you leave me to myself my greatest fear will become my reality, I will truly be on my own. So please Father never, ever, leave me alone.
Jason
Jason, I really believe that God will withhold His presence from you if you keep rejecting it. Guilt has a big factor in our wanting to avoid His presence, His voice, His convictions -don’t you think? I know that if I am in a season of life whereas I am going nuts trying to “fix everything” wrong with me and everybody else, I get the “Ostrich” syndrome. Hide my head and ears in the sand. When I have sense enough to shake the dust off, I press into my God and ask Him to press into me. Did God really know what He was doing when He created humans? Gotta be love, or else He would have been happy with just the dinosaurs! Love you -Aunt Faye
I really enjoyed this, Jason. Thank you!