“Ever Present”
Inspired Awe in Presence
by Eiri Waters
From my youngest held breath,
you whispered to me.
From form before thought
and Thought before form,
you have blessed me
and lavished your love upon me.
In the breaking,
in the making,
in the moments when death
seemed like escape —
Your love is my home.
Your love is my Hope.
Your love is my purpose.
And in living,
in the messy loving,
I am fully known.
I have seen you in a myriad of faces —
from the destitute to the devoted,
from the prideful to the broken.
You are all around me.
Perpetually.
In the Presence.
In the awe and raw beauty of nature.
In the fragility and resilience
of Lady Slippers.
In the silence after
soul-shattering devastation.
You are all around me
and within me.
I am held in your perfect sight.
I am never alone,
even when lonely.
You are the transcendent joy
held within this poet’s soul.
In ineffable witness
before the mistaken.
In the withheld condemnation
to the crushed.
In the prayers
for the broken and breaking.
You shiver through my shoulders
as invisible fire traces
my muscular form.
You are the animating, emotive force
that sparks my Muse —
you as Inspiration to the inspired.
Ever Present in the pain.
All-encompassing and Knowing.
Waiting for the Willing.
As they come again.
Beloved and beloved.
Held and Holder.
Inspired and Inspiration.
Form to formlessness.
The Love that banishes Hatred
through sacrifice
and merciful compassion.
The Savior to the Saved.
The destination to the destitute.
The calm before the storm,
and the silence that follows
🌿 A Note from the Author
If this piece stirred something in you,
please consider reading my sacred works:
📖 Revelations: Whispers of the Light
📖 Eternity: The Ever Present Now
Each book is a whispered offering,
written in tears, silence, and fire.
Your support — reading, reviewing, sharing —
helps me keep writing.
Helps me keep breathing.
Helps me survive.
I don’t have a team.
I don’t have a publisher.
I have only this voice… and you.
You can help by:
• Reading and reviewing my books on Amazon
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• Sharing what moved you with someone who needs it
Together, we keep the light burning.
With trembling thanks,
— Eiri Waters
Child of the Living God