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The Redemption of Abba


Abba, I have been too hard on myself

I have been holding on for quite some time

But I guess my burdens have gotten so heavy

That my own bones and muscles betrayed my determined mind


Abba, do not let me drown

In my own pool of sweat, blood and tears

Do not let me sink in the depths of my anxiety

Stop me from the person that I am becoming


Abba, why am I such a dependent person

I have been craving your sweet embrace

You are my only salvation in this chaotic mess

The reservoir of my drying confidence


Abba, society have just condemned my flesh

They pointed on the blossoming rose between my legs

They said that it had grown too accustomed to my skin

That it will eventually leach the redness of my soul


Abba, self-inflicted pain will be my pack of cigarettes

Disguised as a comfortable vice

But will eventually engulf my hopeful layer

Leaving me bare for everyone to see


Abba, They mercilessly killed me on the inside

Poisoning my liver with bittersweet alcohol

Plunging their sinful tongues on my virgin throat

Waking the hatefulness that has been jailed in my ribcage


Abba, I may be weak but your spirit is strong in me

My flesh may fail but I know that my God will never will

And so my weary, burdened self kneeled before my king

Who is ever fair, just and merciful


Abba, as I closed my eyes, I did not see darkness, I saw light

Me, a David is surrounded by worries as big as Goliath

But David did not need to know Goliath's power over him

He is not startled nor frightened for he already knew God's


Abba, I turned my worries into prayers

And you seemed to uphold me with your righteous hand

You reminded me not to conform to the pattern of this world

Instead, I should transform by the renewing of my mind