Each of us, as we go through life, has things in our past that may haunt us. Failures, sin and tragedy. There is a strong desire to hide these things away and never share them. This is a terrible tragedy. We are not meant to live in isolation and in shame. As we share not only our victories but also our failures, healing and life can come out of the pain of the past. I wrote this poem after a time of deep sharing with my brothers about our lives both the good and the bad.
To share to tell
The shame I feel
To let someone inside.
I want to run I want to hide
But in the sharing there is life.
(c)Tom Allen, 2005
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