Poetry On A Roll

I can see
the finish line
coming up ahead
and then I get distracted
and forget why I’m even running

I’ll do my best
to raise you right.
When you are older,
slowly…you’ll remember
all of the things
I tried to instill in you.

I am learning
to rely on
God’s understanding.
Things always work out
better than
I could ever imagine.

Entertainment,
broad and paved with gold.
Loaded with lies and filth.
Don’t believe the hype.
Avoid the shortcuts.
Take the long way down.
Don’t aim for fame.

Church is
a band-aid
for sin.

It’s a holding cell
for sinners,

the majority
does not leave convicted.

They just walk away
with a slap
on the wrist.

Popularity steals
common sense.

Common sense is
a thing of the past.

There’s no more room
for values and morals.

I probably wouldn’t know
a good, God-fearing man
if I saw one
and that’s the honest truth.

All of the men I’ve known
have been nothing but huge
disappointments,
in my short experience.

Pray,
that’s what I do daily,
for everything.

I try to keep it consistent,
though it takes
a lot of time and discipline.

I don’t really mind
much anymore though,
it keeps my mind at peace.

Still breathing,
freely given.
Much to be thankful for.

Each moment is precious.
Once it’s gone,
it’s gone forever.
No repeats.
No two days are the same.

Life’s a drain.
Death seems
like a relief.

People still don’t understand
my unique personality.
Quite frankly, I probably don’t
understand theirs either.

So I just don’t waste
my time anymore, hoping
I’d be magically accepted.

God made me.
And He made me
for a purpose that no man
will ever understand
and that is the path I’m on.

I know to whom I belong.

I used to walk around
with my head hanging low,
my eyes popping out the sockets,
and my mouth scraping the ground,
all because I was
feeling sorry for myself.

I’d feel the tears soaking my shoes,
sometimes I could hardly
move a step further,
wondering if I’d ever
be accepted for who I am.

I was that
quiet, shy, and reserved
type of person…
not too many people understood
my unique personality.