The Lump

Come on you old devil, take your best shot!
You're kidding! That's it? Is that all you got?
I know where I'M goin', He's saved me a spot
I'll warn you once more in case you forgot
You're messing with one of God's children

I'm CHOSEN, you see and that is my role
You WILL NOT BEAT ME if that is your goal!
You may hurt my body but can't touch my soul
Go back and gnaw in your fiery red hole!
You're messing with one of God's children

I'm STRONG from the trials that I have been through
The fears and the tears and paying what's due
I've felt His wrath and His grace and love too
I've seen much tougher than the likes of you
You're messing with one of God's children

Go bug someone else you think you might scare!
Someday I'll sit back in my rocking chair
With those who I love, laughing at despair
If not that's okay, I'm in my Lord's care
You're messing with one of God's children

*Written in 2008 for my daughter just before her mastectomy which eventually turned into a double. Still with us to this day!!

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Skat A

Date: 5/26/2015 3:31:00 PM

Tim, sad subject

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 4/12/2014 6:34:00 PM

(this note continued from previous one) many of my older poems were derived from buzz words. I must have at least a hundred poems simply inspired by a number of words. Oh, your poem here made me think of the movie I saw today. god isn't dead. I bet you would love that movie. The only thing I did not like is how it had the duck dynasty guy in it!!

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 4/12/2014 6:32:00 PM

tim, interesting I came back here to tell you something and it's a poem about a surgery you had?? You were not one of those men that got breast cancer, were you?? Was it some other kind of surgery? anyway, came to tell you about preacher's son. A long time ago I was in a group that did Buzz words. every week the winner of the buzz words would give ten of his/her own words to the group and we would have to make a poem from them.

Carol Sunshine Brown

Date: 2/9/2011 8:57:00 AM

Congrats on your feature this week Tim. Love, Carol

Vince Suzadail Jr.

Date: 2/7/2011 4:14:00 PM

Congrats Tim on being featured this week. A poem of courage and determination. Vince

Carrie Richards

Date: 2/7/2011 7:54:00 AM

So glad to see this fine poem being featured this week.....it is so worthy of being read again and again. Very heart wrenching. I do hope all is well. How are you Tim? Hope you are enjoying some wonderful music !!! :)