By RTF Staff Writer Kalli Simmerman

These biting words that cut so deep

They make me shudder and make me weep

They come from a mother with unloving glares

A younger brother who doesn’t care

They come from a father who fills you with lies

An older sister who mocks your cries

The biting words that cut so deep

The ones that make you shudder and make you weep

They cause what seem to be unhealable wounds

And make you want to sink into an inescapable tomb

But there is a man who can mute the words

And put an end to your unavoidable hurts

He can pull you out of the darkness that ensues

All you have to do is pursue

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Note from the editor: Kalli says this piece was written a few years ago, but pertains to no actualpeople in her life. We believe a lot of you will be able to relate to the poem, though, knowing that God’s grace pursues us in the midst of our brokenness.