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Spiritual Direction

No testimony without a test;
Tried to give my all, my very best

Feeling so lonely;
While going through this testimony

Heart aches at the thought of what has come to be;
I know this is temporary, for God is always with me

Asking for some direction while going down this path;
For some reason it's not adding up, you do the math

So much stress;
As I go through this test

This pain I'm feeling is weighing heavy down on my shoulders;
My nights are long as they keep getting colder

Still I place my faith in his hands;
For He is a blessed spirit and has not the flesh of a man

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Dear La-Zette

I looked up to you and turned out just like you
You let everyone take advantage of you, me too

You didn't ask for anything in return 
It went on for years and you still never learned

How could you be so strong?
Trying to fit in where you didn't belong

I loved the way you looked me in the eyes
Telling me you loved me as you began to cry

How could you be proud of me?
I didn't even graduate, I got my GED

Now that I need you, you won't answer the phone
You won't even open the door to come home

My life has been so painful in the last year
I need you more now than ever mother dear

No hugs, no kisses, no late night talks
No more going in town, no more walks

How can you leave your own child behind?
Leaving me in this world to seek and find

You promised you'd always be there
You said this while brushing my hair

In the last year, I got married and it fell apart
He committed adultery, got caught, and broke my heart

I need some advice on what to do
I need you to help pull me through

Again you said you'd never leave, never say goodbye
You broke your promise, but at least I know why

I miss you MOMMY, I miss your touch
God tell her I love her, tell her how much

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A Wounded Wife

You went on with your life
With someone who is not your wife

Now being faithful and true
Is this really you?

I gave my all and all I had
To keep you happy and not sad

Did I fail you yesterday, fail you today
Fail you enough to make you look her way

You were my alpha and omega;my soul mate
She reeled you in and you took the bait

Lived by your every word;believed what you said you'd do
Went along with all the lies; though I knew they weren't true

Painted a picture you wanted everyone to see
Fooled no one; not even me

Shocked and confused
For my love was abused

If I was not all you wanted and not worth the wait
Then why did we set a date?

A date to marry; a date we carried
The vows made in October are now dead and buried.

Forgive me for being bitter and unkind
Forgive me for not leaving our past behind

No contact with me keeps her mind at ease
This is a cycle; your ex and me; doesn' t she know this happens in threes

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Love Through My Eyes

Waking up each morning to a kiss

Lying in bed and falling to sleep to sound of a beating heart

Looking in each others eyes and seeing a reflection of yourself; like a mirror 
image

Saying I love you and feeling it move throughout your soul each time it is being 
said

Being put first in each others life, for life is short and love is everlasting

Planning a future together with both parties ideas being taking in consideration

Conversations that  linger on for hours

Warm hugs and affection when one is down; for love is an action word

Encouraging words to uplift each others spirits

Arguments that end with both parties saying " I LOVE YOU" and "I'M SORRY"

Outtings together; just doing what you both love to do

Being able to express your feelings openly and honestly; receiving an 
understanding afterwards

Wrapping all the items above and storing them in a marriage

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Waiting For 10-21-2008........

Today is October 18, 2008 and in three days I will be celebrating at home.
Very anxious and waiting by the phone.

Waiting in excitement just to hear from you.
So many things to say, so many things to do.

My heart pounds as I try to decide what to say.
Besides Happy 2nd Anniversary; today is our day.

What will I wear, where will we go?
I hope you have everything planned, how I hope so.

Six years together, 2 boys, and 4 stepdaughters later.
Things couldn't be any greater.

You and I spending the entire day together.
Until you call, I will begin writing you a love letter.

I'll start it off by saying "I LOVE YOU BOOP".
Mmm, good just like Campbell's Soup.

Silly but all so true.
Oh, how I miss you.

As I continue to write, I notice that my eyes are closed. Must be sleep walking.
I must be, because I just remembered a year ago we stopped talking.

I also remember that I've been waiting by the phone around this same time last year.
Praying, hoping, wishing to hear from you as I began to shed a tear.

Still today I sit and wait for you to return to me-your wife.
Hoping you stop playing house with the new woman in your life.

Wondering why I haven't moved on.
It has been a year too long.

They say love is blind, but I can see.
How much pain I'm in. How could you do this to me?

Don't you believe in for better or for worse?
My love for you wasn't enough to quench your thirst.

This whole plan, I must abort.
You should be thanking the Heavens above that I didn't go for child support.

I hoped this letter would have had a happy ending.
The next time you hear from me, I'll have started a new beginning.

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I Promised

I promised I wouldn't worry about the past.
On how things were temporary and didn't last.

                   I promised not to dwell on the pain I went through.
But to forget the old and bring in the new.                              

                   I promised I wouldn't cry anymore.
Not in public nor behind closed doors.

                   I promised not to be angry or hate.
Just love and make 2009 great.

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Love Diminished

For you and your eyes only
For when you are alone or feeling lonely
From my heart to yours
And all it endures
My thoughts on paper because my mouth can't express the pain
It will only allow me to explain without placing blame
Held on for months at time 
Trying to figure out if I'm dumb or just blind
And I've come the conclusion that I'm neither
Gullable either
Taking the back roads to avoid the front streets
Making u-turns to diminish the meets and greets
Being cautions of what or what not to say
On Sunday
The day that we exchange our boys from father to mother
One year later still dealing with third parties with one another
All is forgiven, all has been forgot
But holding on any longer I will not

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Guided Footsteps

God talk to me, 
move me to where you want me to be

As I wait for your direction 
and your selection

Love me in ways that I've never experienced,
relieve me from my stress, for I am tense

Reveal to me your mercy and all your good works,
give me a word and include all the perks

Bless me as I follow your lead,
your words enlighten me and my soul you feed

Release your grace,
I'll keep up at a steady pace

Following you wherever you go,
even if I am afraid I'll do it just cause you say so

Fertilize my roots so that in your word I can grow strong,
Continue to keep my rights from turning wrong

Touch my heart and relieve the pain,
For my Lord your name will not be used in vain

As I grow,
I'll spread the word to all the lost souls who don't know


For you are real and so mighty,
read, pray, and have faith-alrighty

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Thank You

Thank you for cheating; thank you for lying
There are now less nights where I am crying

Thank you for leaving me behind 
And not making me think that you were really mine

Thank you for opening my eyes; that was very kind
For now I can see you for who you are; I am no longer blind

Thank you for not caring; thank you for not comparing
For if you did, a scar I'd still be wearing

Thank you for treating me like I am the one at blame
I gave you  three strikes; you are no longer in the game

Thank you for breaking my heart
Thank you for now I can begin a fresh start

Thank you for turning your back on me like this
I am to you as you are to me; you don't exist

Thank you for all and everything
No marks left on my finger from my wedding ring

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Six Blessings

Today I awaken to the sound of my children's voices. All so excited and loud.
To hear them laughing and splashing water in tub, made me proud.

Proud? Yes proud! Somebody didn't get a chance to awaken to any sound at all.
Their phone rung, and they answered the call.

It is the weekend, so I only hear the voices of my girls.
They are the future and hold the key to the world.

My boys are off at their fathers until later tonight.
I can't wait to hear them and have them in my sight.

I continue to believe that one day during the weekend all of us will sit down for dinner.
All saying our grace and all filling like winners.

Monday thru Friday we all awake and sleep together.
Now that it's getting chilly out, we bundle up due to the weather.

I have been trusted with their lives.
I am a mother, a sister, and a wife.

So many roles to play with such reward.
This is something money can't buy, this something no millionaire can afford.

Though they get under my skin.
I know that they are my blessings so I take it on the chin.

I write so much about my pain.
I thought this time I'd write about how much I've gained.