dear God

if I took off the mask
fully unveiled me
opened up my heart
revealed the real me
the me no one else sees
could You really love me?
love me just as I am
unconditionally?

if I let go of the hurt
frailty from the brokenness within
trusted you with all of me
loosened my grasp
letting go and letting you
would You really love me?
love me just as I am
unconditionally?

i’m scared, afraid, unsure
but I want no more of this pain
if I surrendered
gave up what sustained me
turned my heart over to You
could You really accept me?
accept me just as I am
unconditionally?

the fear of being rejected
that You too would refuse me
constrained me
kept me from receiving Your love
now that I’m reaching for Your embrace
would You really accept me?
accept me just as I am
unconditionally?

now I know how it feels when You console me
like being cradled against Your heart
each heartbeat reverberates—
“I love you, you’re my girl”
it feels like strong yet gentle arms encircling
all my doubts and fears are erasing
confident am I in knowing
I am loved by You
unconditionally

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Afterword: an Epistolary poem is written in the form of a letter.

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