Rhonda Hero Aka Hero-Wilson Poet Free verse

* the Key Chain

the new store opened in town, everyone including herself
was eager to go check it out and see what was there.
as she arrived and got out she thought I am not gonna
like this store it was nothing fancy, no big bold signs
no displays in the windows except the words WELCOME.

she grabbed a cart as she always did slowly walking down 
each and every row, nothing was really interesting her so
she went back up front put the cart back, as she started to
leave she saw at the corner all lined up boxes of key chains.
most were plain, some fancy and one that she could not stop
looking at, she picked it up it was a key chain with a cross.

at the bottom hang a small sign that said pray. now she had 
stopped praying many months ago her faith shaken by so 
many unanswered prayers, so many things had been happening
she felt God had had not been listening to her.

she laid the key chain down and went to her car she couldn't
get the key chain out of her mind. why she asked her self is
this bothering me so? she got back out went back in bought
the key chain and placed it on her ring.

a few seconds later a mother started screaming for help!,
she got out of her car and ran to her called 911 and asked if
there were anything she could do, the mother crying said my
son is dying he is the last of my children would you pray and
ask God to let me keep him longer. she was so taken back.

she silently held the key chain and asked God for help for this
mother and her son. tears began falling she realized than and there
that her life had been filled with so many blessings but she took them
all for granted from that day on the key chain went every where with 
her and never again did she think her problems were greater than others.

she told God that day she knew why it was she was meant to get that
key chain, the word pray did not mean just for her but for those all
around who had nothing and felt so alone, afraid, empty and sad. 
she prayed and prays every day  now knowing the cross on the chain
is God and the word pray is for all out there who needs prayers.

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John Freeman June 29, 2009 at 8:48 PM Great Rhonda, Pray for me, I have something very important to do, I feel will help mankind, Much Godly love toward you.

Dane Ann Smith-Johnsen June 27, 2009 at 5:59 AM Hi Rhonda, This is a very beautiful poem that testifies so sweetly about just how God works in our lives. He knows what is best for us. Sometimes "no answer" means wait, it will be better at a later time. Or no, that will not help your soul grow into righteousness. Sometimes unanswered prayers seem to be unanswered. But they are not. God is there watching over each of us. Nice writing, Rhonda. Love, Dane