learning to love

that which is untold, that which is untasted
that which sustains, that which prolongs

sought and yet unclaimed
unsure and yet content

that which is known, that which perishes
that which is fallable, that which destroys

whose will, his or my own
whose cause do I seek
the path he leads

why, why, why
i ask, i cry, i pray

i question that which is unclear
i live with no regrets, and yet i come to him broken

in him,
rest, peace, shelter

in him,
my purpose

temptation, percecution, deception
belong to the father of lies

my flesh is weak, it longs for satisfaction
it begs to be fed

but my flaws speak of his glory, my condition of his mercy

he is greater then. he is