The Royal Wedding

I would rather be the royalty I am: the daughter of the King,

While at the same time be the nobody I am; since You live instead of me --

Than be deified in the public eye,

Leave behind a name and make my mark worldwide,

While all the while knowing as soon as I die,

My inheritance and possessions will uselessly lie.

In this life I may be just an unknown little girl,

Occupying a portion of her unknown little world;

But I know when I go home and the sight of Your glory bows me down,

You yourself will be patiently waiting to adorn me with my own crown.

Broken Mirror

I'm a broken mirror

Shattered fragments

Sharp at the edges

Scattered on magnets

Untidy and unwhole

Missing pieces in my soul

I never please those who come to me

They hate the reality of what they see

For the only thing I can really offer them is

A reflection of their broken selves in my broken image

But if I can reflect You,

It makes it all worthwhile.

If it's Your beauty that shines,

No matter how broken my smile,

Then my existence is persistence

And your sustenance is my deliverance.