Dawn & Dusk

Anchor around my neck
Will you lighten a little?
Must you weigh me down?
My joy always cripple?

Can I get a few minutes
To catch my breath?
Because the harder I struggle
The heavier you get

When I try to straighten up
You pull me down again
You mock my efforts
You laugh at my pain

Anchor around my neck
You told me only lies
You said people would laugh at me
Make jest of my cries

You said this was God’s punishment
That this pain was what I deserved
That He couldn’t bear to look at me
That this isolation I had earned

Anchor around my neck
It is time to pass you over
My God will willingly carry you for me
It is not His wish to make me suffer

Anchor around His neck
Your weight He easily bore
He cast you into the depths
And so, you are no more