I’M HERE

Deborah Chang — Irvine, California, USA

Across a chasm I kneel;
Straining,
To catch a glimpse of His face—
Of the One I’ve longed for even in my dreams.

His Owner probes and knows
My qualms, my fears, my all;
I search for Him there—
So tantalizingly close yet an infinity away.

But when the fallen one grips
Despair and doubt defiles my soul
My barriers crumble;
My hopes extinguish.

Then out rides the Champion
Leading the winged legions;
A flaming chariot He rides—
To chase away the darkness.

For His power transcends the ages
And how easily He broaches my walls;
Brimming my heart
Not with night—with day.

A love of unfathomable magnitude
A peace; an embrace
As He whispers—
“I’m here”