shattered

today 

there seemed to be an extraordinary amount of

mental fog

meat grinder shredding my heart

lead weights on my limbs

boulder crushing my chest

stomach churning

tear ducts often flooded

feeling broken

emotional ricochets

yet, 

through the pain,

in the midst of the sometimes 

overwhelming sadness,

because

The Lord is near to the brokenhearted

    and saves the crushed in spirit.

Psalm 34:18

it is well with my soul