rhymarhyma poetry 2

[rhymarhyma]

Never let me go

I'm not blind
but sometimes I don't see
why, dear God, you're so good to me

I know, my dearest Lord, that I've made you cry
and every time I did you just turned a blind eye
Your patience with me, it must get a little thin
because of all the trouble that I've caused and been in
but just know, my God, that I don't mean to be a thorn
and I thank you for the chance of being born and reborn
Oh Lord, please don't let me be misunderstood
I thank you with all my heart just for being so good

I'm not deaf
but sometimes I don't hear
the sound of your love, so loud and clear

The lightning, the thunder, it scares me, makes me wonder
why I don't listen, and why you don't let me go under
You tell me what to do and you tell me how to do it
but I go the other way...standing lost, again I blew it
I hear your word, in your works and in your graces
I can see your word at work in all my little babies faces
I'm listening, Lord, but sometimes I don't hear you
and even though I've wandered, you've always kept me near you

I'm not mute
but sometimes I can't speak
because the beauty of your mercy has made me weak

How many times, my Christ, have you had mercy on me
and how many times has your love set me free
How many more times am I going to fall
before I finally get up, and over the wall
The wall that is the world, the wall that keeps me down
The wall that traps me underwater and wants me to drown
I know it's only by your mercy, and your mercy alone
that I am given another chance, another chance to atone

I'm not crippled
but I know I can't stand
without my dearest Christ always holding my hand

I stand here before you, Lord, being torn apart
The devil sometimes gets my mind, but he'll never get my heart
He sometimes gets my body and it sometimes takes it's toll
but as long as you hold my hand he will never get my soul
I've tried it on my own, I know I've left you...turned away
and I stumbled and I fell every time I went astray
Will I wander again, dear God only you know
but if I do, I won't go far, because you will never let me go

 

[rhymarhyma]

Twist

The silence is shattered by a stray gun blast/ and Joey's first day of college would also be his last/ and Joey's son, Mark, will have to grow without a dad/ and Joey's wife, Lisa, will be oh, so sad/ and Joey's mom, Marie, will scream out loud/ and Joey's dad, Steve, will always be proud/ and Joey's killer, Kevin, will get killed in his cell/ and Kevin clutched a bible in his final farewell/ and Kevin's dad, Artie, will always cry/ and Kevin's mom, Anna, will always wonder why/ and Kevin's wife, Tina, will remember what they had/ and Kevin's daughter, Jordan, will always miss her dad/ and Kevin will meet Joey in a strange twist of fate/ as Kevin enters heaven, because it's never too late...

 

[rhymarhyma]

They say there's no tears in Heaven

They say there's no tears in Heaven
and I pray that's where I go
They say there's no tears in Heaven
but there's one thing that I know...

If I should be so very blessed
to beat this world, to pass this test
To rise above these earthly skies
Will I not have tears in my eyes

How could tears not drop one by one
as I leave behind the good I've done
and by the good, I mean my sons and daughters
Who will guide them through their troubled waters

Who will catch them when they fall
Who will come running when they call
Where will they turn to when they're scared
How will they know that they're prepared

and ready to face life head on
forget the dark, embrace the dawn
Will they forget my love, my deep affection
Will they know they still have my protection

because I would give up Heaven and battle Hell
to keep my children alive and well
to keep them safe and free from harm
but will I still be able to answer the alarm

Will I be able to cross that plane
to soften their cries and ease their pain
Who will look out for them for the rest of their years
The same one who holds me, and catches my tears

They say there's no tears in Heaven
but in this world I'm sometimes sad
I know their Father will surely care for them
far better than their dad

 

[rhymarhyma]

Don't be afraid of the water

Shhhh...close your eyes, and feel the peace rush in

No more pain, no more rain, let your forever begin

Don't be afraid, child...don't be afraid of the water

for I am the water of life and I'm here for you, daughter

Take hold of my hand and I will ease all your fears

Dry off your hair and I will dry all your tears

For twenty-three years I've watched you roam

just waiting for the moment when I would take you home

Waiting for the time when we would never be apart

When you would be in my house like you've been in my heart

Well, tonight is that time...hear the angel as he sings

Now rise with me, my angel, because you've earned your wings

I promise, worry not for your family and friends

I will comfort them, and cradle them, until each heart mends

Now grab your friend and let's go, because he's as precious as you

You see, it's written in my hand that I would be coming for two

 

[rhymarhyma]

Only to learn

What if everything I thought I knew

just wasn't what it seems

and all my faith and my beliefs

were nothing more than dreams


What if Jesus didn't save me

I just did it on my own

and everything I ever did

I did it all alone


Was I the one career-criminal

who gave up doing crimes

and instead of doing dirty

I just started writing rhymes


The one alcoholic

who smashed the bottle on the floor

The lone cocaine addict

who didn't want it anymore


Would it even matter

if my life turned back around

I could do anything I want in this world

if I just end up in the ground


It wouldn't matter what I took

It wouldn't matter who I hurt

If I have no soul I'll be in a hole

covered up with dirt


That's a pair of dice

that I'm not ready to roll

I've done some gambling in my day

but I won't gamble on my soul


I go with what I know

and I do what I do

I fly straight by being me

I stay straight by being true


True to the Lord

who's been waiting for me

True to the only one

who truly sets me free


The one who keeps me living straight

so I won't go back to doing wrong

only to learn as I burn...

that I was right all along