RELATIONSHIP Poem: Heartache to Grace, by Verena Radlingmayr

They say it will pass
you feel it will last
forever

they say time will heal
you can’t stand their spiel
you feel it will never go away
know it can make you stumble, lead you astray

make you double over in pain
with no wish for your future, as there is nothing to gain
you know it was, is, all in vain

lonely and said
you no longer cry in bed
you cry no more
because you are dry to the core

you feel, or not
cold and hot
who cares, who is there to see?
heartbreak is a lonely misery

tender hearts wounded too often
will no longer care to, dare to soften
to kind words or open hearts
because this is how it starts

heartache

what’s to gain as it’s a given
how do you remain true to self, or even be driven
when pain is the only outcome in life
this is not living, barley enough to survive

loneliness, distance, being kept apart
this is poison for the tender, or the healing heart
rejection, complacence, indifference
sheer bad luck and happenstance
ways that were never meant to be
they all can cause heart misery

a change in mind, a change of heart
souls interwoven, drifting apart
guilt, and fear or shame
they are the starting point of blame

killing the flame that resides within
slowly, but surly the coldness sets in
makes you stumble, cry
in the end it makes you say goodbye

to all you believed in, once held dear
this is when love turns into fear

Heartache is a cruel master
causing havoc and disaster
but there is a cure to it
an everlasting benefit

and the cure resides within
and its magic is already happening
grace, the almighty healing unguent
is more than mighty, omnipotent

fills every crack, like a healing balm
restores faith, future, inner calm
grace, the word for every heart
that has been broken, torn apart

Grace will bring you life anew
love you, heal you through and trough
healing your heart, your soul, your core
filling you so you may want no more

stilling your hunger, quenching your thirst
giving you hope, putting you first

Grace that opens your eyes to see
that life is more than misery
it’s wonder, abundance, joy, and free
a beautiful road of reward and glee

hold out your hand and you will see
Grace instead of misery.