Winter

I walk winter’s silence

Pulled in so close

So close against me

I can hardly breathe

I recall all those nights

Unrest biting my heels

And I would run, yes I would run

My bare feet against the pavement

Just a streak against the sky

There I’d go and there I’d run

To beat encouragement into my bones

So I could wake up the next morning

And not feel so heavy

I walk close my eyes

Feel the wind come alive

The leaves stir and rise

Like my heart when I think of your faithfulness

And I recall all those nights

Spent looking at the sky with you

And you would say

Look at the stars

and I’d try to understand

But felt comfort nonetheless

Just a streak against the sky

There I’d go and there I’d run

To try and understand

What you meant when you said

that you believe in me

That you love me

And you hold me

like you hold the stars