Come As You Are

By Rita H. Chen

“Wanderer, come home.”

“I can’t.”

“You can.  You’re not too far.”

“I am.  You have no idea what I’ve done.”

“I know what you’ve done and I forgive you for all of it.”

“But here’s the thing.  I’m sorry for what I’ve done, truly sorry.  I’m just not sure I can stop.  Or rather, I’m not sure I want to stop.  I know how much you love me, that your capacity of love for me surpasses that of anyone else, but even then…”

“…”

“My priorities are messed up.”

“…”

“I’m not worthy to come back to you now.  Give me time.  I’ll figure things out on my own.”

“You’re hurting.”

“Yes, I’m conflicted.  Broken.  But I’ll deal with it.”

“You shouldn’t need to do it alone.”

“…I know.”

“No, you don’t know.  Not truly.  You think you know.”

“…You say this now but when you actually see what I’ve done…”

“I already know what you’ve done but I don’t care.  What’s important to me is that you’re hurting.  Lay it down.”

“But…”

“Lay down your hurt.  Lay down your heart.  Come as you are.”

– End –

Rita’s Musings: Heavily inspired by Crowder’s, “Come As You Are,” which is absolutely beautiful.  Writing this gave me comfort during a time of emotional pain.