Forgive me Lord, for I have sinned
-- again, I have sinned again :(
I'm uncomfortable in my own skin
disgraced, defiled, by my own sin
Do you know everywhere I've been?
Did I hurt You, seeing all my sin? :(
Is this world safe-- to run, within
to You, when --I miss Your arms again
I'm ashamed and repent; lost my grin
wishing I'd never --ever-- sin again :(
Is there one reason now, to begin :O
-- again-- if I have sinned again??
With MercySong, sweeter than a violin
You woo me back, past my chagrin :D
Have mercy on us! Okay? You win! :)
You forgive and forget, again, again
But that's no excuse to sin-- again! :(
Doing wrong to teachers, friends, or kin
Your Truth sets free each sincere human
Open to Your Grace to be freed from sin
May 10, 2023 (NOW IS THE TIME 4 MERCY!)
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Based on one of Gordon Lightfoot's songs! :D
The one with the same name as my title...
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Other references:
~Romans Ch. 6
~Chaplet of Divine Mercy
~MercySong by Vinny Flynn & family
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Gordon Lightfoot Inspiration Poetry Contest
Sponsored by: Robert James Liguori
Is it tonight,that i feel like
whatever i did, wasn't right
and all i tried, was to see u smile
whatever i did was to make u mine
Now here I am with nothing to spare
All i wished for was - the shade of care....
I want an answer, I need your reply
was it me girl who made you cry?
All these blames i won't deny,
being away from you was a crime.
And all those nights, I wasn't asleep
cuz i was filled with remorse & guilt
I want an answer,i need your reply
was it me girl who made u cry?
Those blue clouds have turned to grey
girl I'm missing u still today.
Its been too long since we talked
all alone on that boulevard I've walked
I still remember that day when u walked away
leaving me behind, in a disarray
with all my faith, i still pray
to bring u back in my life - even for a day,
so that i can apologize for my mistakes.
we can start over again if we will try,
but it wasn't me girl who made u cry..............
I never wanted to say goodbye
Bit I never wanted you to see me cry
I was never really that strong
[chorus]
So now I give you my heart
'Cause it's always belonged to you
And I ask, 'Can we make this our new start?'
I will always be yours
I want to give us another try
I'm sorry I left you wondering why
I should have told you what was wrong
[chorus]
I take you now, by the hand
And I promise to try and let you understand
And together we shall carry on
[chorus]
With you I can withstand
Any, and all demands
And with you-by your side- I forever will stand
[chorus]
I will always be yours
always be yours
i dont know much about him
but i heard he wasnt talkative
he didnt like being alive
he was numb to all the stuff he had seen
i heard he didnt like anything green
he ate roman noodles everynight for supper
he always wore skinny jeans and black clothes
sometimes i seen him were tuxes and nice shoes
but lately he has been wearing band shirts
he wears converse shoes and uses and army bag for school
he always walks in the woods and never around town
i head hes very private
i know that he doesnt communicate throught talking only through his peoms or by lyrics from a song
i see him drawing or painting
when he tries to speak to anyone they always walk away and leave him alone
when he goes home he goes upstairs and smokes cutting himself till the blood drains from his skin
His family left him behind because he cant forget his past
sometimes he comtemplates the meaning behind his life
his favorite color is gray because his like is in black and white
hes not so innocent
he is someone fake
he knows of no god
his life was smashed into pieces by the giant sun
he knows of a darkest place where i usually see him lay
he crawls around in his own skin because he is disturbed
This is my Last Chance for you.
This is my Last Chance to get to you.
This is my Last Chance to save you.
This is my Last Chance to die.
It started in a fire,
Where you were trapped.
I could only grab one thing,
And I couldn't go back.
So I grabbed you,
In a blink of an eye.
The house is fire,
Now it's time to say bye.
Oh Oh Oh,
This is my Last Chance.
If I don't take it I will lose you.
Oh Oh Oh.
This is my Last Chance to get you.
I would get to go back.
This is my Last Chance to get you.
You're the strength that I lack.
My head is heavy
with loneliness
as i sail into the moon
watching my reflection
run in circles
over and over i see
the deepest part of me
become lit with enmity
and endless misery
for it's difficult to look forward
when you live in a memory
and it's hard to kill
the voices that torture you
when those voices
come from your own mind
Why must I
hurt myself so?
hoping for a better tomorrow
when i make it
so it never shall be so?
I must find a way
to outsmart my sadness
to look past my own
imperfections
to let my feelings go
to let go of my fear
and to finally let go
of the thought of finding
a better world
So from this day forth
and this night that is to fall
I will set my sail forever
I will never stop moving forward
and i shall ride the lightning
and swim in the tsunami
because i can overcome
any odds that i already have not faced
I will find the land and shores of bliss
just speaking of the thought
makes me taste the sands
of times to come
follow me into the abyss
and i promise
the shore awaits
Through roaming hills, and blistering winds
my spirit lay somewhere between.
Oh someone point him out to me,
I desire to hear my soul sing
For at first he left, I did not notice
my emotions to mangled in muck
but I feel my heart fall short
and my body just want to give up
I call to him through the wind in the night
but no reply is heard in the breeze.
I shout his name from dawn to dusk
But only a echo replies in the trees
Forgive me! I cry, I desire you now
that my heart is darken and numb.
For I gladly give up this emotionless feast
to live my life wondering the streets
forsaking the world and all of its treats
to live with my spirit as a bum
These are my confessions
Secrets of my mind
Everything that mattered
Truth I can not hide
Nothing but a shadow
Distant memory
What I was, What I am
What I’m supposed to be
Forgive me, God, forgive me
For being so unkind
Impatient…ungrateful
Cynical and blind
To those who thought they knew me
And those who never did
To those who hear my songs
In the places where they live
I offer my confessions
Honest to the core
Offer my confessions
There won’t be anymore
No more…
everywhere i go faces looking
people talking
people screaming
the sad faces
in the wrong places
nowhere to go
darkened rooms
horrible dreams
dead memories
still here to haunt me
if you move on
the past stays
a man in my dream
what really happened will be revealed
if i were to lie
i would be in shame
as any human would
after a while you stop thinking
and you just move forward
not knowing what the future holds
but knowing its not good
the horror they live in
the horror of war
the horror of the legends the people start
and the horror of being human
oh awful you are
coming like a wail wind
pretending to be helpful
come and steal my love away
Elegy for Heidi
I
The clock ticks away.
But there is no layer of time
and no decision to make.
II
I have been jaywalking
on the edge of the roof
for the last few weekends;
down below the grass looks
already dark, depressed,
as if death has made it.
then a bird, a simple
blackbird sits on the bough.
It cries out and a hand
rises from the green earth
like a bride waking from
her bridal night, gleaming.
I know, I know, I know,
we are all life’s disciples.
III
“Come on, wake up!”
“My God, you are from East.
It is
Still night here.” She said.
=© 2009 - All Rights Reserved Kushal Poddar
i live like there is no tomorrow
only to find myself swallowed
i pray for for a world of peace
yet the world would rather cease
closing my eyes for the last time
i have decided to change my mind
about what is right or what is wrong
or what is poetry or just a song
silly old talk about a memory
then she walked out on me
if in it there was no truth
why she vanish in a poof
no goodnight, i love love you
only dark skies with no blue
the stars do shine brightly
but no longer enough for me
neither are your stories
behind close doors you say
you just want him so far away
we've all tried to help you off the floor
to only fall weak to him once more
what kind of fool do you take me for
if i don't know the truth
then i can't save you
well i guess i'll let go
but babe i don't want to
i wish i could save you
wish i could hold your hand
but wishing gets us nowhere
might as well give in
screams are all you hear in your ears
but i guess it's better than your fears
because on one unfaithful day
he'll beat your dreams away
they are so many others
to make you feel better
but you see right through them
this was never your plan
if i don't know the truth
then i can't save you
well i guess i'll let go
but babe i don't want to
i wish i could save you
wish i could hold your hand
but wishing gets us nowhere
might as well give in
i'm not mad you choose him
i am more than loving
cause these tears are choking
but this is the life you've chosen
i know the truth
i can't save you
i'm gonna let go
never wanted to
i can't save you
feel his cold hands
around your neck
are you sorry yet
I'm not sorry I know who I am.
I'm not sorry I know that I can
Understand
What you are,
What I want,
What we need.
I'm not sorry.
Green girl
Green girl
She gathers leaves on a blue and green night
Her emerald eyes make me ignite
Dream catchers gather on her wall
She makes stars none shall fall
Green girl
Green girl
Light candles, red hair reminds me of autumn
Fire red forest she will come
Dream catchers gather on her wall
She makes stars none shall fall
Green girl
Green girl
Change like the seasons
For unknown reasons
Nothing left to give
Baby I would relive
Green girl
Green girl
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