When I Was Young
When I was young
I walked 30 miles in the snow to school
With no shoes or clothes or candy coated treats
No hands or feet either
And that aint nothing easy
I was nobody’s fool
We crawled about on our bellies for a living
Ate dirt and mud and lived on faith
Our only friend was Jesus
He gave us everything we needed
Hard work, turkey on Thanksgiving
More work, death and taxes
What else could a person want?
You youngins today don’t know how good you got it
When I was young
And walked 100 miles in the snow
Or was it 30?....I don’t remember….
I'll have to ask Jesus
He knows about religion and distances and other such things
Entered "Jesus" poetry contest on 6/07/16 Sponsored by: Anthony Slausen
Copyright © Earl Schumacker | Year Posted 2014
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