Ashes To Ashes
ASHES TO ASHES
If all of me sums up a to a pile of smoldered ash...
Then all of me could fit into a glass;
If that's all I amount to on this earth,
I pray my soul finds everlasting worth.
Who Jah bless let no man curse?
Ashes to ashes – dust to dust.
Afraid of the fiery lake, will God open up the gate?
Pray, I did not wait up too late.
to say forgive what I've done wrong.
…I can tell when the Almighty has my back.
I can tell when he intervenes …
Like today when I called the bank.
And no one ever called me back.
The statement stated, an overdraft.
Yet South Africa had a cyclone draft…
Media said 150 people died.
My friend Ann said…” that’s a lie”
More like 10000's lost their lives.
Frantically I called back the bank again,
To ask about the overdraft they sent.
Worried I had overspent;
To my surprise, they said: “there’s none”.
I said why did you send this notice? She said:
“the day it was sent money came in”
I said. “oh my God”: “You are still my friend”.
I asked no more questions I just said a prayer…
About God sending me money out of nowhere.
Trying hard to keep my nose clean… while here
I want to amount to more than just dust.
On this wretched earth
I don’t want to slack before I die,
Don’t want to be cast into the eternal fire…
Don’t want to worry about my spiritual deficit.
Paying my dues, while I am on earth…
I pray my soul finds favor in the afterlife where it counts-
More than mere dust do I want to amount…
As I sing my eternal dirge…
Continue to shine your light on my feet, I urge.
If all of me sums up a to a pile of smoldered ash...
Then all of me could fit into a glass;
If that's all I amount to on this earth
I pray my soul finds everlasting worth.
Copyright © Vicki Acquah | Year Posted 2019
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