Dear Father...Pt I

Dear father I am just learning how to pray... But you already know my faults, And I'm thankful for forgiveness along the way. I'm trying to hold on to a shredded faith; Trying to help my friends, Hold my family together, And all the while still trying to make it to those gates. I'm slipping on this ground that I can't even see, Still striving to live my life for you So that I can become what you want me to be. When I walk the streets at night, I see your children everywhere I turn And when I stalk the streets looking for a fight, I know I'm still your child and my guilt begins to burn You gave me this love that consumes me inside It makes me look for the weak and forgotten, Those that have been tossed aside. Ever since you gave me this love I've been dying to give it back It's not that I don't want it, or that I'm ungrateful It's just my way of saying thanks, To the one who always has my back. I know it took a while for me to accept you, Don't think that's because I didn't want to, It's just that other people promised me stuff But they didn't ever come through. But I've seen you deliver time and time again Through my mother, my pops, my sister and all my friends I got a special thank you for the wife you blessed me with And I know that there is a purpose in this life That you have trusted me with. Help me to love her when she hates me, Help her to see that I am not the enemy, Guide her spirit and open her heart. Give her the wisdom to see things clearly So that she can tell the good and the bad apart. Lord grant me strength when I'm weak, And the tenderness not to come across too strong. Give me the patience to wait on you Lord, And the faith I need to hold on. I promise if you show me the way I will follow. Because I know, That if I keep my promise My people and I will see a brighter tomorrow. .......................................Amen... Written February 25th, 2002 © on Feb 25 2002 10:53 AM PST   20 • 0 • 13