Gary W. Sherwin's Poetry
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Today I am confused With things that cannot confuse I am lost in familiar teritory For well I know The darkness of dispair and loneliness I have seen the forest of the forgotten I know the torture if being different The torture of being recognized As the person with problems By people who could not care less about me By the people I know are laughing and whispering Behind my back and around the corner I have been in this place before I have left, and I have returned I would leave again, if I wanted to I know the way out of this depressing place A very long time ago someone was kind enough To show me the way out. Praise be to that person And the God, My Lord that created her But what am I to do now My soul is very troubled For I have seen another person Lost in the same place I once was. I cannot leave them here And return myself to the beauty of people Without denying an obligation to The person that once helped me up And asked only that I remember That when I was in the depths of depression Someone helped me up And in that I had received from them I should also give to others in need But I do not know how to communicate With the person I have found Every attempt brings simultaneous Loving response and withdrawl I do not want to frighten her And her fractured self that retreats Ever deeper into the maze of solitude Her crys of anguish call out to me Oh God In the name of Jesus Christ my Lord Give me strength to stay and help this person Give me the wisdom to know what to do Increase my faith that I might give you glory And if I am only to be a A lighthouse along the way Let my light shine to help This beauty loose a little fear Amen Thank You |
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