Why?

Why, why why?
Why do we try?
Why do we cry?
Why do we lie?
Why do we die?
Tell me why.

Why, why, why?
Is it just a phase?
Or is it a lifetime?
Is this insanity?
Or is it a crime?

Why, why, why?
Is it my fault?
Did I do something wrong?
Why don't you answer, Lord?
Why don't you end this misery?
Why don't you take me out of this hole?

Why, why, why?
Am I that wrong to question you?
Is it a crime?
Tell me Lord
Shouldn't I shine?
Shouldn't I shine in this lifetime?

Why, why, why?
Is this a punishment?
Or is this a gift?
Show me the way, Lord
So that I may drift
Off into the land of eternal bliss
Where misery shall perish

Why, why, why?
I am only your child, Lord
I am not capable
I have my limits
Am I invincible?

Why, why, why?
Then why do you test me?
Am I a toy for you to play with?
For you to do anything you wish?
Where is my freedom?
Where is my liberty?
Where is my redemption?

Why, why, why?
Why do you test me, Lord?
Why don't you let me be?
Why don't you tell me?
Am I wrong to question you?
For life is full of questions
Questions that you have left unanswered
Is it my fault that I don't see,
what you have hidden from me?
How do I find it?
Will you ever show me the way?
Will you ever let me be?

Why, why, why?
Are you afraid of me?
Of course not
You are above me
Then, let me be
The man I want to be
Let me be free
Let me find it
Let me find me!

Comments

Hepzibah The Watchman said…
Wow - there is so much in that poem. Have you ever seen the movie Forrest Gump? Remember when Captain Dan was atop the boat mast during the storm and he cursed and screamed at God? It was right after this confrontation that God delivered the shrimp and Captain Dan made his peace with God.

God just wants us to be in a relationship with him. To do that, we must talk to him, get angry with him, tell him we love him - just as you would with a friend.

I remember one time I actually screamed at God - who do you think you are? Did he strike me with lightning? No, he showed me love, because that is who he is.

God made you this way for a reason. I am also one who people hold at arm's lenghth - I do shake things up. But, I know I have a purpose here - and God knows what it is.

May God bless you indeed.
4:09 PM, May 04, 2006
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