Keeping Faith

Often life is not straight forward.

I never had the time

to listen to your cause,

life it seems does not have

the space for any pause.

 

and thus the daily grind

does summons us to 'prayer'

but keeps us in its grasp

held deep within it's lair.

 

And though we may resist

and try to rise above

it forces us to ground

and keeps us far from love.

 

But deep down in my soul

I know this is not right

forever I have known

I have to win this fight.

 

Tis here I make my stand,

upon this hallowed ground

knowing that this love, is

the best that can be found.

 

11/09/20

Author's Note

Reviews

[A.H.]

Time can get rough but life moves on and survives on.
Keeping Faith - as I read it, faith in God, faith in love, faith in winning over our struggles, to beat the rut and come out in all colors. Well written John, could read your tryst and thoughts all the way in the poem.
Thanks for sharing!

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Thank you so much Abhilash. Faith in self and humanity and love is the most precious combination I think. Often it is about acceptance and not seeking perfection.

[Coyote Poetry]

I agree my friend John.
"Tis here I make my stand,
upon this hallowed ground
knowing that this love, is
the best that can be found."
The above lines are true. If we didn't know love. What would we be? Thank you for sharing the outstanding poetry.
Coyote

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Indeed I well know you are a proponent of love and humanity Coyote John, many thanks.

[Coyote Poetry]

I enjoyed the poem and you are welcome John.

[Einstein Noodle]

Matthew 22:36-40 "36 “Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?”

37 Jesus replied: “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’[a] 38 This is the first and greatest commandment. 39 And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’[b] 40 All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.”
most Americans live in the grind ... somewhere between daily to quarterly struggling .. we are kept there as "Keeping Faith" tells us .. its the line that most strikes me, John ... we do try to "rise above" .. and struggle most assuredly drives us to prayer...tho some would deny it .. our own resources simply don't cover the whole of who we are when it is all put to test .. i am inspired and blessed by your closing on the one thing that is all important and healing ...love :) well done .. very inspired by this one ..thanks for sharing
E.

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Thank you 'E'. You get it and live it. I guess my own faith is in us as individuals who live and die but leave out marks.