LIFT THESE CHAINS

LIFT THESE CHAINS

Lift these chains from off my body.
These ropes that do immobilize.

I’m sinking in this plaster cast
Far faster than you realize.

The path I walk is bitter and black,
And someone has turned off the lights.

There is no pause or turning back,
No mercy from the gods in sight.

Untie these limbs that shake and plunder,
Everything within their reach.

These dyskinetic arms and legs
Have nothing left to teach.

Let me taste your mercy, sheltered by your loving gaze,
In the place you have designed for me,
When this world and I have parted ways.

And let me walk unhindered
Through the gardens you’ve prepared.

Where the clear sweet scent of the hyacinths
Permeates the air.

Lift these chains and call my name,
If you ask then I shall follow.
Your voice will echo in the mountains,
In every glen and hollow.

Lift these chains from off my body,
Let my eyes see crystal clear,

The beauty of your paradise,
The magic of your kingdom dear.

-Bruce Potts
Copyright 2011
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