I finally had the inspiration to try writing a villanelle! And whoa it wasn’t easy at all! Forgive me if it sounds a little simplistic. It’s my first attempt after all!
Here goes!
I used to cry myself to sleep at night
Thinking that the whole world was against me.
I didn’t know Jesus Christ holds me tight.
I used to despair of that endless fight
That happened between my loved ones and I -
It made me cry myself to sleep at night.
Each day I cursed my unfortunate plight;
Every night I cried to a starless sky,
Forgetting that Jesus Christ holds me tight.
I had exhausted all of my might
But nothing I did seemed to change my fate;
Nothing but cry myself to sleep at night.
But now I stand, my future burning bright -
I still trip and stumble along the way
But safe with Jesus Christ who holds me tight.
His yoke is easy and His burden light
With song in my heart and dance in my steps.
I used to cry myself to sleep at night
But now I know Jesus Christ holds me tight.
