Psalm 123 — We Look to You

A Free Verse Poem

Photo by Dulcey Lima on Unsplash

As flowers lift their faces to the sun,
As leaves receive the touch of rain,
As lovers seek each other’s eyes,
I look to You.

Have mercy on us, Lord, have mercy on us!
I seek Your hand
For we are set upon, besieged, beset
With the scorn of the privileged,
With the contempt of the…