Look Up

A Poem by David A. Liapis

Pain so sudden, it leaves me stunned

Pain so lasting I cry out “how long?”

Pain so great I despair of life

Pain so present it defies and defines

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Darkness that overwhelms me

Darkness that seeps within me

Darkness that seems eternal

Darkness that pursues and crushes hope 

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Death that separates friends 

Death that threatens joy

Death that wants the final word

Death our common bond and enemy

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This is why my soul is cast down

This is why my eyes refuse to be dry

This is why my body seems a prison

This is why my mind demands a reason

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Look up my eyes and behold Him

Look up my soul and believe Him

Look up my heart and love Him

Look up my spirit and join Him

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He is the One who bore my pain

He is the Light that shatters darkness 

He is the Life that defeated death

He is the Lord seated on His throne

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Look up and see Him

Look up and know Him

Look up and be saved

Look up, my soul, look up