'Be anxious for nothing..." ~Philippians 4:6

Wednesday, December 6, 2023

WEDNESDAY THOUGHTS: POETRY PROMPT---LONGSUFFERING




The tales of you, that others tell

And goad us to believe

Explain the shade that many throw

While patently deceived

The judgments made; conclusions drawn

Have no basis in truth

And often end in arguments

And fighting, nail and tooth


But every now and then, 

Discernment lifts its timely head

Centers right; stops the fights

And promotes truth, instead


You need not fret; dirty your hands

Or fear what others think

Don’t dare succumb to anyone’s 

Aim to make your heart sink

Truth has a way of righting wrongs

And handling what was meant

To steal your joy, break, and destroy 

And leave you discontent

 

Who you are, is known, by far

By those who truly care

Despite the cruel pronouncements

Of those so unaware

Whose words, like weapons; 

Thoughts, like arrows

Have great ability

To wound without a reason why

And erase empathy


If, like you, they only knew

That grace won’t always chide

They’d cease the way they 

Slay, oppress, and cast others aside


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