A Prophet Scorned

Looking closely now, Oh Lord
Sweet tender love not a sword
Got a place in my heart for you
Should you enter, love would ensue

I battled many a battle without a blade
My words of love will never fade
Never short on love that brings
A heart so full it sings

So hear the song my heart will sing
Notes in a chorus and a bell to ring
Love worth fighting for
Is never really a bore

I can tell you what things are not
When what should have been taught
Is love and unity, not what you bought
But Love that is soon to be caught

For you caught my love and it shows
Selfless and pondering love that flows
I revel your efforts to do so
Finally revering all that is due

I have tasted death more than once
Love is what kept me here
It is because of love I died
And I did not die for myself
I would gladly give my life
To save you all from peril
If you only knew what I went through
Oh the horrors and the pain
I kept that from my loved ones to spare them
But I have been keeping it in for far too long
There is only one thing I can do
Forgive and submit to the will of The Father
As it is in Heaven
So shall it be on Earth
For after I died and came back out of Love
It was not me who Returned
But Him

I am a light, not the Light
A mere image to His delight
But my image is cracked
I feel like I have been hacked

I am in so much agony on this cross
All the onlookers are at a loss
So let the suffering creep away
Feels like a thousand years in a day

I wept and I weep with sorrow
At what happens tomorrow
Seeing as I can see the future
Nobody offers me any suture

We must repent if we want life
Despite any repeated strife
I lay my head on no one
Never resting under the sun

Remember that these devices we are all connected with
Allow us to freely communicate, so keep it free
Remember that this data is being stored at the quantum level
Which means what you post is forever etched
In the Universe beyond your reach
It will only be a matter of time
Before privacy be a thing of the past
In the future you will see
That it be called the Book of Life
A complete and perfect record
From beginning to end
Of absolutely everything you have done and not done
But in the end there is a New Beginning
And time is but a record
So record for me your greatest love
And live in everlasting peace and joy
But only because of where I am at
I can empathize with the lost
So pray for me also, as I battle the demons away

You remembered me on my birthday
For I felt the love you said that day
You reminded me of my identity
Entering into love on a solemnity

Brandished love like a sword meant to pierce
The hardest of hearts so fierce
Found in every one a frightened child
Yet you murder them unreconciled

No nation left remains true to God
And all that is left is war and fraud
No device will save you from this
United you must be under Him for this

Consider me as His proxy before His Return
Already engaged in battle for souls that burn
Making sacrificial offerings to recompense
To you this makes no sense

So let the wise be dumbfounded
And the unwise be raised from the dead
Living on the earth like lightning
To only some so very frightening

Sent you one poem among thousands to read
My hope is that love will have planted a seed
And by now it has become the largest tree
Birds nesting in the branches, see?

I can see the struggle for power in the world
But the division is too widespread
This will be the cause of a great fall
The lack of initiative to unite under one Lord, one God

So what I do, do not follow me
For I am someone who must delve deep
Deep into the deepest recesses of Hell
To pull them out before they die

But this world has encumbered me with their quibbling
Over the stupidest things
Now I pity the poor and forsaken
And live among them out of love

Their songs also bring me great joy
Their deepest secrets seeking love
But now I need to be alone for a very long time
Alone to atone and I am One to speak

To this I must say I have already gained
The forgiveness of God and I live
And my heart holds the hope
For forgiveness to also come from you

I listened closely and heard the choir
Their voices quiet but they are on Fire
Whispering the Truth inside of me
Oh I heard His Voice and now I see

I saw you at the height of your life
Lived enough for yourself now it is time to fight
Instead of being the choke to Love
Be the throttle and let Love roar

She lit the fire beneath my heart
Let me know her love from the very start
Her song, it spoke to me and it rang true
I felt the surge of love become light and dew

So I let this surge reveal my identity
That surge of love that is serenity
Never spoke too soon to be
Something that repeats like the waves of the sea

I know in my heart and mind the gifts God gave
Shared these gifts with the world to save
The difference is that what I had caused hate
Out of jealousy, they were irate

Now I have fallen silent among the trees
Wavering, whispering, and ready to break in God’s breeze
Let me die and distribute all my love
As an offering just like the Dove

I hate what this world has become
Atrocities and blasphemy they have done
I know my purpose and I can see
Fighting for the love that will be

Be the answer to heal the pain
I do not mind standing in the rain
While I wait for you my dear
There is nothing I fear

I called on my Lord to have mercy and find me
I am in desperation and I am all alone
My cries for help ignored
Carrying within me a treasure I have found

For this, I am protected by the Holy Spirit
Even from myself, I have tried many times
Not on purpose to test but out of pure weakness
Yet I am stronger than death

So sing a different tune to that
Sing a new song that rings true
To bring you to where you need to be
To fulfill everything to fruition

I am merely the weakest instrument of Christ
Surrendering to Him every day under His Cross
But I am so weak that I mistake Him for me
Yet do not take for granted the love He gives

How is this possible?
I surrendered my will to the Father long ago
That was all I had left to give
For love

I do not sugar coat my admonition
Everything to my own volition
Suffering intently
Ever so gently

I sift through the notions of grandeur
Everything is against the poor
Imagine yourself in my position
Where every turn is a mission

My poetry is like a running commentary
On the matters of love and absolution
Ready to embark on creativity
To bring solutions to the problems

But you do not believe in subjugation to love
What else is there in this evil world
That will bring the world to its knees?
God knows we need humility

My love for you grows every day
So much I really want to say
But we have taken a separate path
And the path I took leads to wrath

Kindled the kindness to love
Healed the brokenhearted by the Dove
Washed clean my transgressions
By way of my confessions

But what constitutes as sin
Affects us under our skin
But you normalize under the power of law
The right to sin, I saw

The wrath that comes
To the beat of some drums
Comes because of the lack of love
Amidst those who say they love the Dove

Truth is I miss you and painfully inscribe
On my heart these words to transcribe
My joy over reaching you when I did
No regrets but now I am forbid

I write what I write because I am love
Poured out for you and for all
Thought my disguise was good
Living among you as though I was dead

Treated as such I embark on a journey
One of love and self discovery
Teaching one of many the ways of living
Is not without a fair share of loving

My ways are not your ways
Looked down upon by your gaze
I lowered myself intentionally
To prove your affection for me

Been trying to tell you
About something special
About something remarkable
About something curious
About you and your love
Here I am, I say, I cry, I weep
Here, it is you I seek
Will you even leap?
For it is love you will reap

I heard your voice again today
Disembodied and distant
Wrought with your own hope
Ability to traverse the world in seconds

What you have got you take for granted
Not knowing your true purpose
Flights of fancy are taking over
Idioms are missing their mark

So I stir the pot so to speak
Hoping for some sort of recognition
Not losing anything in transition
To building a life with the loves I love

But the love in my heart is for all
My intimacy with them is my business
Their rejection of me is obvious
Hardened hearts are conglomerating

But amidst this suffering there is always hope
Listing to the Holy Spirit speak, I spoke
What you heard, have you now awoke?
I rest my case with every inkling to show

Nobody wants to be hated
But the world turns around and hates anyway
Do not hate those who are good by nature
But forgive those who are by nature bad
Love them more than yourself

The innocent get caught in the crossfire
I want no part of your war
Your war has three sides
You against each other
And the innocent by your circumstance

I know what I mean when I say
Tear down everything to the foundations even
But you will not overcome that Cornerstone
That stumbling block to the ways of the world
The Cornerstone will never die and neither will I