This is a poem that I wrote when I was a junior in high-school:
The Shoulder That I Lean On
Before my greatest change
Before I knew life's meaning
I filled my emptiness with everything
Everything minus what I was needing
The emptiness made me wonder
When in a time of need
Besides mama who would I turn to?
Who would help me succeed?
Through time my emptiness was filled
My future became bright and my purpose established
Mama was no longer my one source of help
God's love never vanished
As time passed, mama came close to dying
There was no earthly person to lean on
I looked to God and couldn't stop crying
He heard my prayers and gave me strength
His love is indescribable and His word undeniable
He carries me out of the shadows and shows me a new dawn
He helps me in my times of worry
When in need, God is the shoulder that I lean on
*Written & published in 1998.
The Shoulder That I Lean On
Before my greatest change
Before I knew life's meaning
I filled my emptiness with everything
Everything minus what I was needing
The emptiness made me wonder
When in a time of need
Besides mama who would I turn to?
Who would help me succeed?
Through time my emptiness was filled
My future became bright and my purpose established
Mama was no longer my one source of help
God's love never vanished
As time passed, mama came close to dying
There was no earthly person to lean on
I looked to God and couldn't stop crying
He heard my prayers and gave me strength
His love is indescribable and His word undeniable
He carries me out of the shadows and shows me a new dawn
He helps me in my times of worry
When in need, God is the shoulder that I lean on
*Written & published in 1998.
