I Swear

Remember that the smallest seed of faith is of more worth than the largest fruit of happiness. - Thoreau

i swear

the birds sang more boldly this morning

eternity was nigher despite a limiting, overcast sky

i tread on hot coals through a dark city but am not consumed

eating and drinking from trash cans adjacent to used needles and scratch tickets

god answers prayer

never getting old

he delivers according to what is right and true

sometimes that can be unsightly

other times it's a magnificent spectacle to behold

faith is not for the faint of heart

it has the unequivocal power to tear evil apart

keeping it from sticking to you

no matter who you are

no matter what you go through

all it takes are the proper, convergent eyes to see

turning the baffling tumblers of heaven's lock with steady hands holding a liberating key

it's just when you're about to give up when true faith convenes

when you've nothing left but it

you have to care

breathe the higher air

let the music blare

you didn't have to be there

it's not a matter of when but where

i swear

Author's Note

"My actual life is a fact, in view of which I have no occasion to congratulate myself; but for my faith and aspiration I have respect. It is from these that I speak." - Thoreau

Reviews

[CD Campbell]

Very inspiring read. I particularly like the last two lines in the third stanza. It's a camel through the eye of the needle type sentiment, that righteousness is not an easy path. This has a really good message to it and is well written. I know we don't get what we always pray for, but he gives us what is needed. Good work!

[Pete]

no, it is not an easy path and you are right - he gives us what is needed. thanks cd ... :)