LIFE'S LESSONS
I started in the darkness with very little light
And slowly it showed through, but it wasn’t very bright
With scars on my body from memories of pain
Leaving blood on my skin with a dark ugly stain
With a raged exterior I ran and ran and ran
Faster and faster never wanting to land
And with each new lesson I stumbled and I fell
Sometimes into darkness, inside the pit of hell
But I clung on to a mustard seed, a seed I call faith
And gradually faced each painful moment never feeling safe
As my scars slowly healed showing like raw nerves
I looked at them in horror for the memories they served
I started to cultivate the healing of my heart
Not running anymore, because I had to start
Walking through my past so I could laugh again
But it has been a long, long time and I’m not at the end
But I celebrate my endurance and the courage I have had
As I’ve walked through pain and darkness that made me very sad
And I know it’s just a season, a season of my life
As I follow my dream to finally heal in this life
And my vision is so clear and my wisdom is now strong
As my determination drives me all along
Friends they walk beside me with love and with grace
Following close by me as I walk instead of race
And we celebrate together as I achieve my dream
Because walking through your pain isn’t what it seems
I’ve learned to accept people just as they are
Not trying to change them or make them who they aren’t
I now know how to live in spite of circumstance
And can see nature’s beauty and God’s great expanse
Our dreams our worth the challenges of climbing up the peaks
That are very, very high with valleys very deep
I walk through the path that is my defining choice
And learned to have values and finally have a voice
I now know to take risks to reach the precipice of glory
And stretch myself to the limit of my breaking point
A magnitude of joy comes from following our dreams
And learning from mistakes that take a lifetime it seems
But with that mustard seed, that thing I call faith
God holds our hand and guides us through this never-ending race
So now instead of waiting for the storms to pass me by
I have learned to dance in the rain and find a joy I can’t buy
By carmurr
© 2011 carmurr
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