Lies....

Without water we wilt

Without light we shrivel up

For we were never built

To go through life all alone

But were created

To strive for hope 

When people speak life

We grow in faith

When people criticize

We are discouraged

And waste our lives

Thinking we aren't valuable

And feel like we need to change

Our ways

To be able to say

I am loved 

And have a reason to stay

Here on earth 

For at least one more day

We should never listen to the lies

That are built up inside

For most of the time they aren't

The truth at all

But rather the devil

Tearing us down

Until Jesus shows up 

And breaks our fall

For he loves us

And that is all

Any of us will ever need

To be complete

But then we become discreet 

From waiting for him to come

And stray from the path of life

And wander off in the sea alone

We become deflated

And defeated

Depressed and weak

And instead of living

We start to sink

Thinking that we are merely 

A piece of trash

Thrown away

And stepped on by other people

but really

We are children of God 

A beloved creation

That He will never give up on

We need to understand 

That He is waiting on us to believe in him again

No matter what we look like

Not matter what we've done

We have not yet lost

But rather won

For God is on our side

And has given us the will to fight

Taking away our fright

We will not decay into the night

But rise up high

Until we reach the sky

Where we will live with God

For the rest of our lives....

Reviews

[LazerRays]

thumbs up! i just reread it and it still gave me goosebumps!

[LazerRays]

As a christian, I enjoyed this very much. Very good! Very touching!

[William Liston]

This is a touching poem . . . it's true and profound in its message. This poem is a departure from your usual writings, in that most of them are melancholic, but I enjoy this piece just as much as I do your other ones ~ if not more.

I especially enjoyed the first stanza because of its beauty and simplicity . . . the lines "For we were never built / To go through life all alone" had a certain resonance with me . . . they fit in so well after the first two lines. The rest of the piece was of similar quality.

Although I'm not a Christian, this piece touched me with its message. Thanks for sharing.

- William Liston

[Tori Jones]

Thanks so much for reading it, and taking your time to review....

[Mauricio Montoya]

lots of wisdom and truth in this piece, food for thought that brings forth hope. like how this comes together, thank you for sharing

[Tori Jones]

And thank you for reviewing....