Heaven Hell and Here

On the ground is 
where I lay and 
gaze into the sky, 
you're not supposed 
to question God but 
Lord I ask You why,

do recent world 
events effect the 
way that people 
live? Why some 
can't find a job to 
earn the cash to 
feed their kids.

A thorough 
explanation is the 
thing that I seek 
most, my mind is 
so intuative and I 
don't mean to boast,

but if there is a 
scheme so grand I 
need to ascertain, 
the reason why my 
people choose to 
cause and live with 
pain.

The birds that fly to 
Heaven now fall 
down from out the 
sky, the world is 
going crazy with the 
simple question 
why,

do fish that swim 
amongst the sea 
now wash up on the 
beach? What 
lesson, if there's 
any, are You really 
trying to teach?

The speculation 
brewing up by 
some? It all 
depends, the world 
and ev'rything we 
know, that soon it 
all will end,

the question we 
must ask ourselves 
before the earth is 
gone, is have we as 
a people earned the 
right to journey on?

The proof is in the 
pudding, look one 
way and back 
around, You'll 
notice that a lot of 
folks are napping 
underground,

through no fault of 
their own they live 
their days with 
gloom and strife, til 
someone with a gun 
arrives and BOOM, 
there goes a life.

I understand that 
some Dear God 
exist along the 
edge, of Heaven 
Hell & Here, they 
walk the wire to get 
ahead,

the balancing is 
worth it, that's what 
gets into their head, 
the surface though 
is highly waxed 
which means one 
slip, they're dead.

The thing that gets 
me most of all is 
how we treat our 
kids, they shouldn't 
have to suffer with 
the evil that we live,

I see them as the 
future not to quote 
Ms. Houston's 
song, a sentence of 
eternal Hell to those 
who do them wrong.

I think I'm just 
concerned Dear 
God if we are on the 
path, of 
righteousness 
forever in a world 
that everlasts,

myself I'm far from 
perfect but I do 
hope to achieve, I 
thank You God for 
list'ning don't give 
up on us, believe.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2011

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December 21, 2011 at 12:03 PM
I enjoyed reading your poetry today. Wishing you a New Year filled with inspiration and the best to you in your writing endeavors whatever they may be James. Love, Carol
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December 12, 2011 at 11:37 AM
wow,I love your poem,its very real ,spicily,when you ask God to believe at us,humans,thank you so very much,Ivy
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