Are You There God- For Contest
Thanks for seeing me, if you please
can I now get up off my knees?
Where do I start? I've made a list
forgive me for the one's I've missed.
Can we go back to '77
when you were in your cosy heaven
whilst down below I watched my Dad
struggle for breath, his lungs gone bad?
Ok, my life then I'll admit
held little faith for quite a bit
I fought daily battles alone
relied not on the great unknown.
When finally he left us all
my heart gave out a silent call
that in some bright celestial light
he finally was now alright.
Is he?
Unaided, can he get along
clear lungs to breathe, give praise in song?
Dull eyes that sometimes shone in mirth
as clear as his first hour since birth?
Eighteen years fast forward now
my link with you rebuilt somehow
as by your rules I tried to live
the bond between us tentative
From ten commandments, maybe six
I got to obey- 'pick 'n mix'
The good stuff I could not resist
was sadly never on your list.
Was that why when I called you Lord
you never offered a reward?
When Mother's health went in decline
you punished all those
sins of mine?
And still that faith, though tattered strands
made me kneel down and clasp my hands
and thank you for final release
and pray that she now rests in peace.
Does she?
With father's hand does she now go
like that old black and white photo,
with wedding veil and beaming smile
down some cherub-lined wedding aisle?
And then my brother, six years on
happened so quickly, and was gone
we soldier on and do our best
while he sleeps in eternal rest.
Or does he?
Have you for him set by a place
where he plays his Fender Jazz Bass?
Making up a group of four
with Lennon, Hendrix, Gary Moore?
Jamming sessions, laying down tracks
free from Cancer and heart attacks
playing to approving nods
from some of music history's Gods.
Sorry, Lord, I know there's only you,
really.
Anyway that's enough from me
you've sat and listened quietly
not judged me which I did expect
and one last thing, Lord-
am I next?
For contest 'Are you there God', sponsored by Silent One
13th October 2015
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