A Beautiful Heart

You came to me with such a pretty smile
And with beautiful eyes
Eyes that held back so many tears


I'll never forget the coffee
Or the conversation we had between sips
I never wanted to leave, just listen


There was a night we were up late
You had a weight on your soul you wanted lifted
And you told me, "I've got a dirty heart"


But all I saw was a beautiful heart
There were cuts, there were scars
But all I saw was a beautiful heart


I wish I could have wrapped my arms around and around
To show you the love that the Father has for His daughter
I don't think I'm meant to be that one, 
Though I pray you one day know His love has no bounds


I remember when we were driving down the road
The streetlights passed by as I searched for words of hope that never came
And I knew you believed it when you said, "I've got a dirty heart"


But all I saw was a beautiful heart
There were cuts, there were scars
But all I saw was a beautiful heart


Though nothing I can ever say will make up for the pain
Though our lives may have parted as we go our own ways
All I want in this moment is to one day find out you made it out okay


We can't always hide behind walls made of lies
We won't always be so broken hearted nor feel so alone
The day will come when you find the emptiness gone
You are beautifully complete


But the mirror only reflects what we expect to see
And our minds only confirm what we already believe


All I saw was a beautiful heart
Such a beautiful, beautiful heart


Sometimes life is rough like this poem. It doesn't always have perfect meter or rhyme. We don't always understand why some situations come up in our lives and sometimes it almost feels like spontaneity rules the world. But I don't believe in spontaneity. Nothing simply happens by chance and often the things which surprise us the most are the things which have the most purpose to them. God is an incredible God and I've seen Him at work in my world so much in my short twenty years of life. Often, He throws things in my life without warning that catch me by surprise but end up having the most impact on me. That's why when someone is suddenly thrown into my life like the girl who I wrote about in this poem, I'm paying the utmost attention.

I suppose I may never learn why God put her in my life so briefly. I can only hope He used me to help her have hope, see the truth, and find her loving Father in heaven. But the whole experience reminded me of how many hurting people there are out there in the world and I wonder if I learned more from meeting her than she learned from me. For that I am thankful. God, thank you for bringing people into my life, if only briefly, who draw me closer to You.

Out here we're all in the ocean,
Sean