If I depend on God for anything,
I wouldn’t transport my issues to other locations.

Once I appeal for help, and I deliver
my cares in His hands,
that’s where my integrity should stay.

When I think of God,
a few words come to mind:
Undeniable
Indescribable.
Immeasurable.
Magnificent and influential.
Infinitely merciful.
An all-sufficient savior.
Forever He reigns.

Love from a distance.
Family text, they don’t call.
In-person, it’s all lovey-dovey.
Out of sight, out of mind.
Everyone is too busy,
no time to reconnect.
Only association by accommodation.
Some get the red carpet treatment.
The rest don’t even make the cut.

I make more.
I spend more.
I want the newest, the best of everything
I’m focused on materialism

No amount of money
can satisfy my appetite for prosperity.
I want more.
Happiness is in the waterworks.

I listen
with the intention
of responding.

I nod
even when
I don’t know
what you are saying;
Just shaking my head in agreement.

I’ll look away
when I’m no longer interested.
A sure sign of boredom.

I’ll speak if I think
it’s a requirement.
Though I prefer texting.

I take
a lot of things, personally.
Unintentionally.
It keeps me on my toes.

My mind like yours is
fixed on my phone.
It’s so disturbing.
The digital age beats in-person.

Many people would love to have
the opportunity to better themselves.
They would be highly motivated
even when they feel like
calling it quits.

Many people die
tragic deaths every day
hoping for the exceptional opportunities
still available for anyone to seek.

America is their destination.
Oh, how they’d work their fingers
to the bone if they could.
Just to touch foot on this soil,
they wouldn’t think twice about
the long hours and minimum wage.

They’d work nonstop,
they have goals to reach.
This is their Olympics
and they are going for the gold medal
in every category.

Hard work is hard,
it pays to work smart,
and they totally understand
the concept of sacrifice.

Some outsiders think
the government pave the streets in America with gold
still to this present day,
some might even go
as far as to say they thought
money grew on trees
in our perfectly manicured backyards,
everyone must have one, right?
it’s embedded in their brains
to just ask, ask, ask
every chance they get.
To them, the currency is just a phone call away
and a suitable way to make a living.

Just wait till they step
foot on this magnificent soil,
where most people are a paycheck away
from being homeless.

I owe my life to God. What I’ve been through,
you may never understand the mental afflictions I’ve
endured to communicate my story, if I told you, you’d
probably shake your head in disbelief and call me courageous.