by Shunmeco Cooley

Created on: December 17, 2010

Heaviness from life's distresses were upon me

Defenseless and hungry

As a Hebrew on the edge of the Red Sea

Should I turn right, turn left

Stand and fight, or should I flee?

One teardrop falls down my cheek

Now a steady trail of water is streaming

Early every morning

I wake to life searching for the true meaning

Can't explain how one person is filthy rich

Another dirt poor

Or why adults leave problems

Without answers for children to explore

A shy young lady thrown into the

Parental role

I was never encouraged to share my emotions

Or divvy the golden trinkets in my soul

Not long ago

One day I was flirting with Fifteen

Rockin' Cherry Red Levis

501 jeans

Aching questions continually 

Pressed upon me

Why am I here?

What is my call to humanity?

Why am I in this family?

To lay in the bed of sorrow

Is this the way my life was meant to be?

Quite optimistic although my future looked bleak

The care of a mentally ill parent had been thrust upon me

A splintering crack in my spirit

That led to poor self esteem

Hurting on the inside

Struggling to carry the flame-less torch, a family

And my dreams

I was clueless

 Still no idea what to do

All burnt out from caring for the young and ailing

My love life suffered and my career was failing

I dropped to my knees and cried out to my Lord

Healing he planted in my spirit

And the burdens he absorbed

His words of encouragement overran

The  tender crack in my soul

His loving arms embraced me

And proceeded to make me whole

Through trying times

He was sculpting and making me

Something unstoppable he

Had already put in me

Now my stamina is stronger

I learned endurance and faith

Is what keeps my feet  steppin' in stride

From a driven hunger

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