Wage this Love

This is one of the few openly Christian poems I've written. I hope you all (and by all I mean the one or two random people a year who stumble on this blog) enjoy it.

I don’t know if I’ve ever been so afraid,
When love and fear stand face to face,
Bitter enemies at war in me,
Tearing me open right at my seams.

I don’t know if I’ve ever felt so brave,
When love and fear stand face to face,
I’m a fire raging against my chains,
Swearing I will never be the same.

I don’t know if I’ve ever felt so alone,
When love and fear come to blows,
I’m a fist striking against my own dreams,
Desperate for God to bring His peace.

I don’t know if I’ve ever felt so alive,
When love and fear stare into each others eyes,
I may not have stirred up this fight,
But I wont leave here without a resolution tonight.

I’ll wage this love against this fear,
And come out on top for God is near,
I’ll break control and it’s desperate lies,
Embraced by freedom, I’ll cling to this life,
There’s no more strength within this soul,
There's no more strength within these bones,
But only hope is all I have left,
And only hope in My Father and My Father alone.