Scared? Why Should I Be?

After I heard” You are the light of the world”

It kept me up all night and had my soul stirred

Got people asking me about what I learned

To them I’m acting strange because my life’s turned

They say “ Who are you and what have you done with our  friend”

I say “I am your friend who’s found a love that’ll never end”

They say “ Be for real and stop all the nonsense. You’re not our friend because our friend didn’t have a guilty conscience”

I say “ Whatever  man believe what you wanna believe

Because my new found faith was hard for them to conceive

Then of my friends asked “Aaron why are you so happy. I want that too, Do you think you can show  me?”

I said” Ok, this is what I did. I fell to my knees.

I bowed my head, closed my eyes, and begged the Lord please.”

Then my friend asked” And how will that help me”

I said” It gives you a peace that makes you feel free”

Then my friend said “ This little phase ain’t gonna cut it in the streets”

I said” This ain’t a phase, it’s a condition, and I have it severely. And I don’t care because the streets has nothing to offer me”

My friend says “ Ok, I feel you and I wanna feel it too

But I have one more thing to ask you. Aren’t you scared?”

I looked at him, smiled, then said” Scared? Why should I be?”
Copyright © | Year Posted 2005

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