the MAN in the MIRROR

I converse with the man in mirror

And he yells, “Why can’t you see any clearer!?”

I pray every day

But look at this game I play

I go down my list

Ask Him to grant my wish

I then pray for other people

Particular the ones under this steeple

Yet I conveniently skip those whom I judge

When I know He says, “Judge not lest you be judged”

And my greatest fear

Is my sin causes Him not to hear

I know I’m missing the mark

With all the things I do in the dark

I don’t even need Lucifer’s nudge

Because I consistently take the plunge

I claim it’s with God I ride

Yet I can’t even swallow my pride

As, without a word, I leave people behind

But I don’t call even when they cross my mind

Some cross it every day

Yet I try an justify it with “I don’t know what to say”

I couldn’t be more plain when I say

I want to hop on a plane and fly far, far away!

Save these thoughts for a rainy day

Like when was the last you time you talked to your sister?

Or even prayed for her or her mister?

I pray to the Father, break every chain

But why bother? I’m unwilling to face the pain

Isn’t it insane!?

So I still remain the same

I thought I buried my anger

Yet the pressure gauge screams, “DANGER! DANGER!”

I’m tempted to sneak a drink or hit the ganja

When every night I go to work where spiritual depravity

It completely surrounds me!

Making any light difficult to see

When from evil I’m supposed to flee

Yet how can this be?

When I feel swelling anxiety

Even though His Word says, “Worry about nothing,

Yet pray about everything”

But it’s different this time

On the outside I’m a mime…

Yet inside the only one I’m mad at is the man in the mirror!

I scream, “Why can’t you see any clearer!?”

You can’t even control your wandering eyes

When they should be lifted on high

To certain people, do you love ‘em or hate ‘em?

No one really knows

Because your actions don’t show

Did you ever tell her you still love her?

Did you ever tell her how she actually hurt you last summer?

You claim to not want any drama

Well no wonder your silence bites back like bad karma

Well whoopty-doo! You skip sleep to go to church?

What’s the point when you only mask the hurt?

Fool everyone with that poker face

So no one knows where your hearts been placed

Into the woods you go, it’s your great escape!

Does anyone see? Does anyone really care!?

Every night you’re having nightmares

Where your loved ones are always there

And you feel as if your life is going nowhere

But you won’t do anything on your own

Because you’re terrified of being alone

Yet God says you’re not alone

And you don’t have to do anything on your own

DO YOU EVEN LISTEN?

Just because no one around you is moving

You aren’t budging

You’ve got dreams

But you want to scream

Because you keep saying some day, some day

When really what you say

Is “NO WAY!”

And the Lord told you to wait

But you’ve got no patience, isn’t that quaint?

Sometimes time has got to slow

In order for you to grow

But who do you kid when you still call yourself a kid?

You’re turning twenty!

You’ve got to face your problems, because life brings ‘em aplenty!

And in my eye there is a glimmer

As suddenly I can see a wee bit clearer

And I say to the man in the mirror:

Capable I am not

But I know the great I AM

Who is no sham

With a love so unconditional, it isn’t a scam

 I guess you could say He’s my best friend

Not you because,

Though I can’t see around the next bend

He can see all the way to the end

So I live by new standards

You are no longer judge, jury or even commander

Because where He goes I’ll go

Where that is, I don’t really know

But I know the only way I’ll ever see any clearer

Is I’ve got to start looking past that man in the mirror

And unto someone far greater!

 

*CRASH*

Author's Note

I can't believe I haven't posted anything on this site in 10 months!!! IT's been too long LOL

Reviews

[Riley Justine]

I just came back from forever too! I love this poem, it really explains the daily struggles of a Christian. Really well written!

[DoormanDan]

Wow, it may have been 10 months since you last posted anything, but talk about a comeback! An amazing duo of coincidences occurred as I was reading your poem here that made me absolute love it. First of all, I was listening to a song that I believe matches this poem perfectly; it's called No Roads Left by Linkin Park. Secondly, I can currently relate with this poem is more ways that I wish I could. Was this poem inspired by actual events in your life? Because this piece has tons of emotion that doesn't falter even once throughout the entire thing. Flow and message wise, I believe this is one of your best by far. Every line was just water like, and rolled right off of the tongue. You have written a fantastic ,stand out work of literature here, my friend! Keep up the fantastic work! :)

[Dannyisawriter]

Yeah everything in this is about what I've been dealing with presently. I kinda just vomited all my thoughts onto the page lol

[Leslie Philibert]

I think this is a interesting poem. The theme mirror is not new, but you turn this round to use it in a theological sense, with a lot of self criticism. Good work, a thought provoker !

[Quinn]

Wow what an incredible poem! The work that must have gone into this piece is truly incredible and definitely worth it.

[Dannyisawriter]

Tbh I didn't put a lot of time into this. I had a lot on my mind an I pened it out in like 20 or 30 minutes lol!