Life's Little Truths

NOTE: as is the case with most of the poems I post on this blog this was written many years ago. For example I refer to ‘in 47 years’ and I am now 62 so it was written at least 15 years ago. It was written at a time in my life when I had not allowed Jesus to come into my life, it was written from the perspective of someone viewing the world through carnal or worldly eyes, not someone viewing the world through spiritual eyes and the truth of God’s Word. I point that out so some of you who read my poems (particularly my Dad) will understand that this is not who I am today. This is actually quite sad because of the fact that none of it has to be this way. We are all invited to partake of the gift of salvation that Jesus paid for on the cross. And that is the only real ‘Truth’ that any of us needs to remember.

in 47 years,

I have found only a few things to be true;

one is:

you can never make a woman love you,

she either does or she doesn’t,

and most of the time she doesn’t,

nothing that you do,

buying her gifts,

loving her with all your heart,

giving her anything she wants,

will change her mind one way or the other;

so don’t waste your time or money;

another is:

despite all the books and philosophies stating otherwise,

in spite of all the self-help, get rich quick ads on TV,

regardless of all the Volvo driving, suburban yuppies and dinks,

reaching for the brass ring and great American dream,

or any other dream for that matter,

in the end,

we all wind up the same;

so once again,

don’t waste your time or money;

oh yeah,

one more thing:

never! never! never! stop trying,

never stop trying to be a better person,

never stop trying to make it to tomorrow,

because in the end,

that’s the only thing that really matters;

and that’s the only truth

you ever need to remember.

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