Tattered and Worn

Worn down from wear
And torn from its use
It sits on a small shelf
As a reminder to me

That in life's struggles
She turned the thin pages
To affirm her hope and faith
As the days wore down

Words that did speak
Of an everlasting life
To a body broken down
And took toll over time

It's Truth that gave hope
From red letters she read
Looking to another time
That would never end

And her Bible sits tattered
As a reminder to us all
that all we must long for
Is found in this sacred text