Dear God,
Hold me up;keep me steady
never let me slip and fall
I am weak and imperfect and
there is no way I can enter your presence.
I just can't get out of this life, so
please help me to stay strong.
Please take this poison out of my body
out of my thought, and out of my mind.
Cleanse me and renew me. Heal my spirit.
Give me the faith to make it through each day.
Keep my mind, my heart, my eyes steady,
and a quiet spirit of knowing I will
always be in your care.
Forgive me for my sin and trying to do
things my own way. Forgive me for wanting
life, when the only life there is for me, is
you.
Thank you for your patience, and not giving
in when I want my own way.
Help me to never again go astray.
Help me to recognize Satan's wicked lies
of prejudice and pride.
Help me to never again want the life
he offers, but to only want you.
If possible, give me beauty,
because you know that's what I what really want,
though I know it can not be.
So take this dream I see,
and replace it with knowing you love me.
Sincerely,
Duana
Author notes
Okay, this is not really a poem- nothing intentional 'poetry here', just a heartfelt prayer I prayed awhile a go. At one time I would have written this in the form of a letter in my journal, but ever since writing poetry I find that anything I write comes out in chopped lines instead! I was going to turn this into poetry- put meter into it and rhyme, even try to turn it into a psalm, but, it seemed to take the honesty out of it for me. Bad rhyming you see? Wasn't intentional. Just didn't take it out- cause this is the way it came out, and it felt again as if I were stripping it of it's honesty to change anything. Until I mature to the point of having integrated skills and poetic phrasing, this is still how I express myself naturally. Anything that you do read of mine that 'sounds like poetry', is consciously attempting to practice poetry 'skills'.
Another point: I wrote this awhile ago. I am just in the process of submitting my sketches. I really don't even know if I accept the idea of God. I am in the process of struggling between agnosticism, atheism, and God.
Written May 2nd, 2005
A contest entry
- ANYTHING YOU WANT by God is my reality.
375 points, ended August 4, 2007, 7 entries
Bronze trophy winner
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
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Well, I sincerely suggest you run to God.
You've read my poems..you understand why.
Anyways, this really was a heartfelt prayer,
don't wait until it is too long, allow Him
to answer that prayer...now before things
get any worse.
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What a prayer. I will be praying with you also in this matter. God bless you.
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I liked this...I hope you find your faith.
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There's no struggle for me.... and I hope there won't be for you much longer..... just knowing... just feeling something of greater presence than us..... says it all. Bless you on your journey in finding yourself, always.
Don
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Thank you for your wonderful comment. I guess I wrote this well over two years a go, and I think I am understanding this struggle much better and as I look back I see that a pwer much greater than myself has been with me and bringing me peace. Happy Holidays and New Year! Duana
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You're awesome, Duana. And that's a fact.
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ahh this was breath taking
god brings the true beauty out of all of us when we walk with him
i love this write
it was from your heart
and its wonderful i loved this poem as a whole no parts better than another
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I love this poem.
Very honest, acknowledging your sin and imperfection, and asking for the spiritual wherewithal to do a better job in the future...there isn't a whole lot more needed. And I think you do accept the idea of God...you just need to refocus a bit. Most of us do.
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Our every feeling and thought is registered in planes beyond ours. It is not a scary idea, because the intention of it is opposed to what man would do with the information gathered. The war between light and dark takes place inside us - our reason and emotion matter. Asking for guidance to think and feel in the right direction is often the best we can do, sometimes all that is expected of us. Also that is noticed and appreciated. This is a poem written from wise intuition. It helps paving the way out of current misery. Thank you for creating and sharing. I enjoyed being on this page to read and ponder. Take care,
U
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A lovely prayer poem, this is my favorite part even though I love the whole thing
Help me to recognize Satan's wicked lies
of prejudice and pride.
Help me to never again want the life
he offers, but to only want you.
Congrats on the bronze Dear
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Very good prayer poem.
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excellent
I can relate to this, I say these words daily to God, and I know he hears us! thanks again for sharing your wonderful poetry!! God bless!!
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Very good prayer poem.
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This is a beautiful poem. It is a great example of a true and heart felt prayer. I really like it. I like how you personalized your poetry. Great job
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Very sweet prayer. I used to say cute prayer that always made people smile so big and laugh a little.
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Thank you for reading this poem. It was interesting for me to go back and be reminded of it.
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this my last comment for the night. Iam quite amazed by this, last time I was in the hospital I wrote a prayer and Ive been struggling with my spirituality too. I was brought up catholic, but spent most of my live as agnostic. I use to pray in desperate times of need only to find it useless. until I read more about spirituality and realized that its more then prayer.Ive sense come up with my own spirituality where I pray to a higher power, I dont follow catholicism.
I wrote a couple of poems in my journal too
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