names

names

 

not enough

is the name

i hear

echoing off the walls

of my heart

i wear it like a name tag

i allow it to determine

my identity

it sends me

into a spin

running after

affirmation

achievement

value

why does this liar

have such power over me

to determine

who i am

what i do

somehow he

has made me believe

that his words

are true

 

beloved

is the name

i am known by

by the one

who made me

and knows me

the word of truth

that can set me free

if i dare to believe

the beauty that is bestowed

from his lips

if i dare to see

myself through his eyes

for if i dare

then i can live

true and free

with nothing more

to run after

i am at rest

in the arms of the one

who loves me

more than i dare

ask or imagine