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TITLE: A Celebration of the Answered Why's | Previous Challenge Entry
By Jorge VanSlyke
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ADD TO MY FAVORITES
Housework, office work, this work, and that work
Everyday is just regular clockwork for me
When they said that life is worth living
It’s probably just about the mechanics of breathing
Then in a flash I remembered some things
When I looked down at my little angel sleeping
I smiled in remembrance of the pain
The night she first screamed
I asked God then why I had to endure it
Only to realize later that it’s all worth it.
I spent half my life drawing invisible patterns
In hospital walls as I lay panting
Fighting for breath while my asthma’s cart wheeling
Using my lungs as its own private gym
I asked God then why I had to suffer this
Only to realize that a warrior emerged from it
Now I was made to appreciate
Every breath, every move, in my current healthy state
Growing up was not so fun
With no extra cash to indulge on my wants
While others only had to point and pout
To get the latest fad
I asked God then why I had to live without
Only to realize how much I enjoy my clutter free life
I could go without and not even know it
For I learned to count the blessings and not what’s missing
I’ve known humiliation, had my share of loss
Dreams restrained, unrealized, woke me up in frustration
And when I asked God why I’m not good enough
I realized the wisdom of not expecting to win the lot
For my triumphs were all the more precious
Knowing I’ve conquered the odds
Victories were tempered with humility
For I’ve also learned that these things are temporary
And you’re only as good as your next entry
I got burned once, twice, too many times that I lost count
Crushed hopes, self-doubts, hard falls
I asked God then why it had to be me
Only to realize, hey, I’m still here standing upright
Scraped knees healed I see no scars
All that’s left is the strength in my heart
Confident with the knowledge that I’ll survive
I was startled from my musings
With the sudden downpour
Why, why, of all days why does it have to rain today?
When suddenly a rainbow peeked out of nowhere
Tired as I am, a smile began to quiver
Another question was answered
In His own special way
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