Stop Signs
In this you rejoice, though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been grieved by various trials, so that the tested genuineness of your faith—more precious than gold that perishes though it is tested by fire—may be found to result in praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ ~ I Peter 1: 6-7
Green light
Yellow light
Red light
Stop
Wake up each morning ready for the day
Get the kids up
Everyone wants to stay
Laid in bed
Not ready to be fed
Slowing you down
Trying to rush
Get in the car
More of a fuss
All of the drivers
Weaving in and out
Traffic could not be worse
And you're ready to shout
Late for a meeting
Coffee spilled down your clothes
School nurse just called
Babies sick, and time is tick ticking away
Who to call?
I can't deal with this all
Rent is late, bills to be paid
Oh how my life is seeming to fade
Feeling this pain in my chest
Is it real or am I just a mess?
I stress and I stress
But for what purpose
In a job that I hate
Wanting to fornicate
Trying to stay focused
But with the way I feel
I can't keep it all straight
Feeling like I'm just bait
Unimportant to all
Feeling pain in my chest
Is this stress?
Pain, is it real?
Something that I truly feel?
Or something I created
Just to learn
My spirit aches so it can learn
Trials and tribulations take their turns
Over and over I return
Experiencing emotions I cannot explain
Oh God I'm tired of this train!
Waiting and waiting for it to end
So that I can comprehend
Why me, oh me?
Is this happening?
The long way home so I can release
Tension from my brain
Green light
Yellow light
Red light
Stop
Oh I'm tired of coming to a halt
My realization that pain is not real
Something in my brain that makes me feel
A sense of connection
Feelings in this world
Oh I feel like I'm in a twirl
Of emotions
Led by spirit and by flesh
Oh let my spirit come to rest
Halt my pain so I can regain
A sense of direction
Pain is a reflection
An experience to understand
And comprehend
Feelings I need to mend
Green light
Yellow light
Red light
Stop