The Convert

by Ralph I. Tilley 

driven
   beaten
     barren
       fallen

empty
   earthy
      filthy
         guilty

aimless
   lifeless
      loveless
         restless

hollow
   shallow
      wallow
         fallow

sickly
   lamely
      vainly
         darkly

jaded
   faded
      hated
         tainted

striving
   vying
      sighing
         dying

searching
   seeking
      panting
         longing

SAVIOR!
   CHANGER!
      MASTER!
         KEEPER!

smitten
   woken
      hearken
         broken

sinful
   awful
      woeful
         mournful

dawning
   bowing
      trusting
         living

hearing
   seeing
      rising
         walking

joyful
   peaceful
      hopeful
         faithful

changing
   praying
      praising
         gazing

knowing
   growing
      loving
         serving