Jars of Clay - "He"

I was moved my Gock's previous blog entry that I had to share the lyrics to a Jars of Clay song, "He". I thought that the lyrics would be healing to both Gock and anyone else who experienced similar abuses.

He - lyrics by Jars of Clay and Dan Haseltine
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Don't try to reach me, I'm already dead
The pain when it grips me, for the things that I've done

Well, I try to make you proud, but for crying out loud
Just give me a chance to hide away
Exhaustion takes over. Will this someday be over?

Chorus:
Fearful, tears are running down
The pain you've laid, don't speak a sound
Don't take my heart away from me
And they think I fell down...

Daddy, don't you love me? Then why do you hit me?
And Momma don't you love me? Then why do you hurt me?
Well, I've tried to make you proud
But for crying out loud
Just give me a chance to hide away....
Exhaustion takes over, will this someday be over?

A teardrop falls from up in the heavens
Drowning the sorrows of angels in high
For the least of the hopeless, the helpless, the loveless
My Jesus, his children, He holds in His arms
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Very little disclosure here to the masses: I am a social worker, currently employed as a substance abuse counselor. Alot of your Child Protection Services (CPS) workers are social workers who work daily with abuse issues. I could never work in that environment because I'd be wanting to string up the perpetrator! As a professional, at least I know my limitations and what best "fits" by personality.

As mentioned, abuse could come in three versions: physical, emotional, or sexual. For the reader, if you would like to anonymously discuss any abuse issues, please feel free to do so. Your comments are welcomed!