empty space

deep blue sea of restless,
beating,angry waves
they crash all around me
and i seem unphased
the darkness that surrounds me
I have began to see
as a distant thing once noticed,
now not the place for me
the world cries out in anger,
in pain, in fear, in shame
I cry out to you,
yet never give them your name.
I say you are the answer
to everything wrong in me
yet I sit back and watch them
slowly bleed in misery.
So if my loud, long worship
is drowning out their cries,
then is it still as pleasing
if it is not saving lives?
let this life not be one wasted,
on selfish, greedy thinking
instead a life of sowing,
planting and even growing.
your kingdom stands at risk
of having empty space
I don't want to be distracted
by simply staring at your face.
My gaze must turn from your sweet face
to a heart broken and torn
for a world that is lost and seeking,
needing to be warned.