Poem # 19

written: 1-18-11
Title: "Oh how He Loves"

"Oh how He Loves."
"My mind said "GO", but my soul begged "NO",
my mind over powered.
my body was numb, 'fore i was dumb,
my heart slowly began to shrivel.
my ways were bad, a dark heart is what i had,
the evil one had embraced me.
i thought "whats the point?", "i've got nothing to lose."
i was young and naive.
my actions reached a climax, i couldn't take it back,
i had given half of my heart away.

throughout it all, i could never stand tall,
confidence was my weakness.
i didn't feel love, not even from above,
i now have deep dark secretes.
always tired and lazy, thats just not me,
i longed for something more.
(i thought) a God so mighty, could never forgive me,
so, i continued on.
taken from my heart an entire chunk, everything inside completely sunk,
my inside was quickly fading.

just when i thought i was going to die, God snatched me up! right outta the sky!
a radiant light had been reveled.
My God saved sinful 'ol me, i thought how could this be?!
oh how He loves.
with scares covering my heart, God tore them apart!
He filled the gaps with His love.
slowly my heart began to heal, the feeling was SO real,
God made me new again.
He turned on the light, how bright! What a sight!
Hope had been restored.

Franklin Tennessee, is where He dropped me,
an entirely new environment!
friends are shocked at what i saw, my secretes i now no longer recall,
i'd much rather forget.
when asked for my story, i say "I give God the glory!"
thats nothing but the truth.
ive grown to love my life, free from any strife,
i couldn't have asked for anything more.
open, now, are my eyes, no need for a disguise,
oh how He loves.

I bend a knee, "God what more do you want of me?"
i am now and forever His.
i've made great friends! that'll last 'til the end,
oh how He blesses.
i now reach out, without fear or doubt,
I am God's tool.
i sometimes cry, because i do not know why,
i was young and lost.
i can now see, God still loves me,
'fore He was always there.

This is for you, and what you must do,
remember 1 Timothy 4:12.
no matter what you do, God's ALWAYS there for you,
just stop, and believe.
when you feel in the dark, flee and check your heart,
Praise God for common sense.
Don't turn from your shame, look ahead and call on His name,
face your fears.
look up above, and remember God's GREAT love,
oh how He Loves."