TO THE OTHER SHORE

Like a minnow into the Sea of Life,
So much space ...  where shall I go?
I’m tired of the way that things have been,
I’ve got to swim out.... I’ve got to know!
 
I must have been born with a purpose in mind,
I wasn’t meant to just ‘take up space’.
There’s a pushing, a pulling I seem to feel;
There are new horizons I know I must face.
 
Where shall I go, what shall I do?
It just cannot remain the same.
The powers that be, put this ‘force’ in me,
Will I be obscure, or will I know fame?
 
Obscurity or fame, is that what counts?
What counts? ..Whom I know or who knows me?
There must be more to life, as I know it;
I MUST swim further,.... perhaps I’ll see.
 
As I swim through the murky waters of life,
I see others as confused as me.
We need a direction, a purpose in life.
In God’s name, is there help for me?
 
I think I’ve got it,... Yes, I KNOW I do!
My God has just spoken to me!
HE says there’s a way we CAN definitely know;
For MY soul, HIS SON died, on a tree!
 
HE knew the feeling I’ve tried to describe,
HE’S been through it all, for YOU and ME!
JESUS died so WE could complete our voyage,
To the other shore, of this cloudy sea!
 
                                 jac 12-6-83
 
Inspired by a statement made in the movie, “Four Friends”.
I dedicate this poem to Mark, Tammy, Joe, Lonnie, Joey and ALL
the youth of the world who need or want the TRUE direction.           
 
                    IT'S  JESUS!
 

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