It woke before me
And was there to greet me
With the day.
It lingers
Just out of reach
And watches.
It will not
Be reasoned with,
Persuaded away.
Like a blanket of snow
It muffles the world,
Stifling the sound.
I realise sadness
Shares my shadow,
Wearing my shape.
A shade cast by me
Knit from my worries,
Woven from flaws.
I offer You my sadness
Beg to trade it
For peace.
You gather its folds
Up in Your arms,
Like a unwieldy bridal train.
Helping carry my burden,
You walk along
With me.