Saturday, February 8, 2020

MAYBE – a poem

Maybe all you need right now is a joy to keep you light...
Maybe in the peace of joy everything will turn out alright.
Maybe you feel weak, and you don’t know what to do...
Maybe if you pray, God will help you accept what’s true.
Maybe you know just how the best is still to come...
Maybe you don’t need to convince those who think you’re dumb.
Maybe you’re sick of being put in a tight box...
Maybe people don’t know how the you in you just rocks.
Maybe you can do far more than you think you can...
Maybe all this means is you definitely need a plan.
Maybe people think of you as such-and-such-so-forth...
Maybe you’ll surprise them as your life heads slowly north.
Maybe you feel like a simple nomad at heart...
Maybe that’s just from where you really are going to start.
Maybe you like your life just the way it is...
Maybe just maybe you’re living the life of bliss.
Maybe you’re feeling flat and you can’t possibly move...
Maybe out of this sojourn you’ll learn a deeper groove.
Maybe you just lost someone, and you can’t move ahead...
Maybe out of this very loss is the turning point instead.
Maybe it strikes you, the moment itself is hard...
Maybe as you grit your teeth, you’re already doing your part.
Maybe you’re happy, and you wonder how long it’ll last...
Maybe you’re on the cusp of transcending your troubled past.
Maybe you’re lost, and you cannot find your hope...
Maybe right now all you need to do is cope.
Maybe you’re brave, but just haven’t broken through...
Maybe something’s about to break and
that something’s all brand new.
Maybe you’ve lost faith, in life working out...
Maybe a new chance will finally rid you of that doubt.
Maybe you’re afraid, you can’t use your voice...
Maybe someday soon it’ll be your turn to rejoice.
Maybe you’re average, and that annoys you so...
Maybe so average, you don’t believe you can grow.
Maybe you’re normal, so normal as can be,
Maybe so normal, you wish that you were free.
Maybe it’s time to say the negativity’s enough...
Maybe when everything’s counted, you’re made of the right stuff.
Maybe your happiness is easier to grasp than you thought...
Maybe your happiness is something you’ve already caught.
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Maybe, just maybe, life is turning out as it should.  Maybe all the experiences we’ve had are all part of the plan God is using to redeem the world.  Maybe all those things we’ve hoped for, even in the midst of them, God is going one better.
Be faithful.


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