A Prophet Scorned

Shadows always hide from me
Because I am the shining light
In the light I do not even see them
But from within a shadowy figure I can

My cover has been blown
So to the floor I was thrown
Already healed in just a day
And forgave the sin that caused this delay

I will continue to be attacked
Because I am vulnerable and in love
My strength is not my own
As I have undoubtedly shown

Death defying and chosen by God
Ignored when on a pedestal
Will show another way to swing a sword
One that bears His Heavenly Word

I warned the rich and judged their platforms
Now their stocks are plummeting
As are their schemes unraveling
So will everything else when all is said and done

So I say to you O wanderer
Whose bidding do you hide under
That could possibly uproot
What God Himself has planted?

I say none if any of you are wise
Deceptive and you will meet your demise
I have lived and breathed faith and her powers
Bright like gold and as light as April spring showers

My time now is short and the end now quickened
My pace to accelerate my demise has thickened
Carrying my cross all along ready to be strung
The bell tolling the number of deaths has rung

Went face to face with Death once again
Had words over what has him going around
Made me sick and was hit on the head
But I am still here standing before you
Ready to leave any day now
But all that love still keeps me here
All it takes is one

Nobody has a song that quite contains
The Love I found that day you came
To me with a broken body and heart
Resolved to bring love to every corner to start

The renewal of the love that would bring
Salvation to the lovers in the ring
I have a passion and this is it
Owning every revelation that is writ

Had a crush on you at the start
Turned to love while apart
Never would I ever sever
But I will pull the lever
That gets you going again so rad
Over that Love you thought you had

This burning heart of mine
Seems to have crossed the finish line
That place of Glory which leads to new life
A true one that will forever last without strife
Here I am waiting for you
Left a hint that is true

Some of the things I did not do
All of them certainly true
Though always with love in mind
Where it led you will one day find
Living this journey woke me up
He made me worthy to drink from His Cup
So I did and He instantly transformed me
Into His likeness I can see, want to see?

I filled the sky with my love and words
Looked at the pieces that became shards
There is a beat and a tune to go along with
Every poem that I write to you I wish

I have delivered thousands upon thousands
Of these wispy words flying high above the sands
Only hearing the convictions of every criticism
And it hurts to breathe even under hypnotism

Shadowy figures plague my mind
Puts me in quite the bind
Between a rock and a hard place
I am tortured by every evil I face

I do this for you to recompense
Adhering to the sacrificial offering of pence
Still bleeding profusely before you, dying
Only hoping for some hearts widening

My dreams as of late
Have me feeling quite irate
Notions of evil deals convening
Surrounding me and concealing

I have no fear of any evil deed
In fertile soil I planted love’s seed
Now the time comes for a reckoning
The Lord hears me beckoning…

I have faded dreams that keep me awake
With a dangerous beat you could not mistake
For a life that lives by grace through faith and love
Words mixed in songs and actions thereof

I believe in certain things forged by faith
Not by a crafted response from some wraith
With every word from God’s mouth in anticipation
I filled a book of love for an entire nation

Now I walk unhindered in this valley of death
Never walking without Him nor out of breath
Picking up the pieces I lost along the way
Does not impact my stance any day

How shall my words reach you
When life with me you never knew
Come to me, come back to me, I can hear
The Lord God and His power to endear

I am feeling like this is my last
While I write, I pray and I fast
There is nothing more I can cast
I am from the future and I live in the past

Please, I plead with every fibre of my being
Dismantle all your weapons, the horrors I am seeing
When the world I can see are killing each other
The world without your wars is better

I found a treasure
It is love I am sure
Holding me close I sigh
In my mind I can soar high

Nothing and everything to say
Wanting you to come and play
With joy and peace as my guide
By grace, never losing my stride

Never made a career from any song
Cannot say if the words are wrong
But they are from the heart
Good enough for this rocky start

Nobody loves me I can feel it
I know when I am not wanted
My own damn birthday, not a single gift
I can take a hint when I see it…

You have been with me all along
My ups and downs turned all around
Doing what you said you would do
Which was rooted in love

My joy is complete is what I feel
But you were stripped of love’s foundation
When you were a child I can see your face
Oh what horrors tore away at you at night!

My ability to heal depends on the faith of others
And if I could my hope would be in an onlooker
To witness and believe you will be healed
By love’s embrace despite what we face

Together we will always be like the pioneers
Fighting for love with every breath
Just trying to fan the flames of this heart of mine
Blessing you with every gift I can possibly give

Cannot get enough of writing about Love
Over a thousand poems hidden
And another thousand in transition
All about and for Love and you

My greatest treasures have yet to be found
I see that my words rubbed off on you
To lead you where love soars like an eagle
Meant to reach beyond the steeple

All fired up and ready to go
Brandishing love like a sword meant to show
Strength and Spirit with no revenge
All to change hearts bent by hate

Gently warm them up and bend them back
United in mind and heart
Pierced from the very start
With God’s Spirit comes everything else that is His

So her song was sung
With new words rung
The truth about herself
Put on award on a shelf

In every inkling that shines through
Wrapped in love adorned with gold meant for you
A gift of truth to crack the shackles free
Comes to everyone but will you receive?

I felt my heart tumble after you
Wondering if the song you hear is true
Can you sing the tune only known to you
For those who are supposed to know too

My spiritual life is my own
Formed by Angels
Saints
And the Lord
Now I’ve grown
Was shown how to live
According to Love
So as to not shove
When one only needs a nudge

I break most of the rules
By my very existence and my tools
Never following any human doctrine
Hate teachings meant to benefit only the top

What I have done is simply flow rivers of love
Into your wide ocean carrying life and joy
Swirling with the salt of your tears
Taking journeys over thousands of years

A day will soon pass
Seconds only remain
Singing only the refrain
No more disdain

Delight in the love
Even when surrounded
By darkness and hate
Jealousy and those irate

Alone love can do any wonder
In groups it can change nations asunder
Like
Ripples
And waves
Crashing on your shore
Listening in between
For the secrets she delights
Softly in the lights

I know because He wipes away every tear
So that if I weep it is not me that would endear
His strength is better than my own
Enduring such pain never known
I know because my heart will overflow
Spilling onto the pages that follow
My joy would then be yours
To share with you from my shores

Who I am is of no consequence
I roll out my heart’s contents
I put it on the line
I listen to their troubles on the vine
All I ask for is love as I fade away
Fighting the good fight and never sway

What you see with the eyes of the soul
Where compassion is the goal
Learn that it is a power to behold

I have reached out to many and lost count
Every single one, no response was the result
Makes me rethink my own thoughts
Whether they are misunderstood or not

What I am thinking now I will never utter
Lest it be fashioned against me or any other
Just like those that go to war have to
My battle was long ago which will end soon too

The world as you have noticed is polarizing
And most people do not see it happening
They blame a human construct
Or people go to war over something hidden

Something I need not repeat
But have to apparently
Love, my neighbours, love
Is the key