The Voice

The Voice

It's so quiet
I try to sense the voice of my heart
But it kept so still
The voice which speaks to me
The voice that I long for
Has kept silent silenced today

Though I sit and pray
I know it's deep inside
But the noise around me
Seems to drown out this still voice
To look for something that isn't there
To listen to something that cannot be heard
To seek and find for it
In the times of turmoil and tribulation
Seems like diving into an ocean blue
To seek a hidden treasure

The voices of many directions
Of people always telling each other
Of where to turn
And where to go
"this path is never wrong"
"this will lead you into where you want"
Seems to slowly suffocate my search for the voice within
The voice of the spirit
The voice that speaks to me
The supernatural voice that seems to direct my path

Many voices greet me kindly
Most of them seems to "know what is best" for me
Some even threaten me if I don't follow
But where is that lovely voice?
The voice that knows no war or harm
The voice that seems to make my spirit grow
The voice that makes me shine and glow
That voice that identifies who I am without judgement?
the voice that gives me no condemnation
The voice of an unconditional agape Love
That tells me, that it cares for me
That tells me, that I am safe
To tell me that I am loved
To tell me I am whole
To tell me I am strong
To tell me to move forward
Into a direction of my calling

I hunger for it
My trust for it runs deep
Like the waters from the mountains flowing into the sea
It's fresh to its dew that falls from the heavens
During the day and also the quiet night
It does not fight
For me to give me it's due attention
In fact, it mingles around with all the other attractions
So often I forgot to even look and seek it
But when only when I am in the dark I seem to see it
Then the attractions all fade away
When the attractions had screwed with my decisions
Then as a dear old friend that voice will be there
Waiting
Waiting for me
It will be calling out to me
Listen,
Listen it says to me
Stay with me
Take me by the hand
Let me be the voice that guides you

But oh, do the attractions with blinding lights
Seems to always get in the way
So I wait for the voice to be heard some other day
Though I felt I may regret
But it seems it's something I can currently forget

Oh Lord
Help me not to be this way
Help me seek this voice and to obey
only to this voice and nothing else
Help me put a hailer, a speaker in its mouth
Help me to drown away other attractions
To the voice that give'er me fullest of satisfaction

Mike Cheong