nearer to You

i want mud
to collect under my fingernails
to entwine with my hair
to smooth over my flesh

it will harden
and flake off in the sun
but i do not feel my nakedness, for
still
i am clothed
in You

i want to be borne
on the wind
carried on light, swift wings
to new places
and whispered words of truth

Your cool breeze kisses my lips
smoothes back my hair
and i know
that i am loved
by You

i want to be the pine tree
that was struck
last night
in the storm

i want to feel
the shock
of Your touch
as it
burns
away fear

i want to be consumed by You

i want to be that maple leaf
gently rocked
and sung watery lullabies
as Your current
carries me downstream

cradled in Your cool
calming
embrace
i know not where i go
only that
You
take me there