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gheber
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since 2002-12-04
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Milwaukee, WI

0 posted 2007-06-13 02:40 AM




I know that God created me
But I don’t know why I’m here
Or why my prayers end up on the list
Of the ones he didn’t hear

Given up on trying to rescue
The bridges I have burned
And trying to change the words I wrote
On the pages I have turned

By accepting what I cannot change
And by changing what I can
I’m at peace with where life takes me
And content with who I am

Until I shape my destiny
Life will choose my fate
And if Lady Luck is out there
She’s either lost or very late

I still dread each tomorrow
But each today I now hold dear
Death’s a monster I still hide from
But one that I no longer fear

So every day I climb that mountain
And every day I slip and fall
Even though my faith runs deeper
Than the mountain rises tall

Until now I’ve never wondered
Until now I’ve never cared
Until now I didn’t matter
Until now I wasn’t scared

Will they find my footprints at the top,
And know I’ve seen the other side?...
Or my bones here at the bottom,
And think I never even tried?

© 2007 Gerry E. Heber, All Rights Reserved

When we are unable to find tranquility within ourselves, it is useless to seek it elsewhere.
       -- Francois de La Rochefoucauld

© Copyright 2007 Gerry E. Heber - All Rights Reserved
serenity blaze
Member Empyrean
since 2000-02-02
Posts 27738

1 posted 2007-06-13 06:15 AM


I'd like to think that someone would know.


Sir_Vampire
Member
since 2007-06-12
Posts 96
Johannesburg
2 posted 2007-06-13 10:25 AM


i can relate so much to this its scary, it sends shivers down my spine reading it

Taking a drag and watching the world through tired eyes

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