Poetry by Inmate Richard Zornes
This is my story, this is my song
Praise the Lord God who keeps me in His palm
Having the sight to keep me from forsaking the way Showing His loving kindness each & everyday
Speaking so sweetly deep to my heart
Showing me just how to get up when I fall apart
The only way to thank Him, is with audible sound
Speaking His truth, to this once lost man, who now is found This world is cold & lonely at best
With all its fleeting imaginations, they will put you to the test
Do not be foolish of the world with all its allure
For it’s found on the wide road & will not endure
How to travel the narrow path, only few find
For it starts at the cross, where my savior is, a love, O so divine
Love, joy & peace shall surround you as you press in And even more eternal attributes, all from Him
No dollar can purchase this, no work be enough
The-only way to obtain this, His sinless He gave up
I worry no more about to whom I belong
Because my savior gave me Calvary’s mighty song
There’s nothing_complicated to it, He knows what_&_how _to-giue to..yo.u.. It doesn’t matter if it’s a celebration or when you feel lost & broken He knows a need before it is spoken
That’s the beauty of relationship, it’s a choice & nothing forced upon This is a race, slow & steady is the speed
When you are going a hundred you will miss a key that others need to succeed We are the body of Christ; when we rise, we do it together
Know you are not alone because as a family, we do this with each other
Because of His Spirit that makes us tethered
So choose now in whom you will serve
For if you love one, you will hate the other
Being locked up in a cell, has commonalities with being in hell
Here you can kick & scream…never waking because this is not a dream
You spend plenty of time with yourself Reflecting on the hearts yearning for change & help
Thinking back of all the times of satisfying yourself
How you hurt others because you were hurting too
It’s not so fun when you are wearing their shoes
Now you are the one locked up & treated with a l t forms of abuse
With tactics you have used as an excuse for your behavior -I-have-come-to the- revelation, there is hope-in-Christ
Sent by the Father in Love with Hope for a brand new life
He is the ultimate repairman & none can even equate to Him
He (s His own brand of refreshment, He came for people like me
Who have never known that choices extend into eternity
The spirit of our choices are extensions of our self
We speak into existence things that will be
For some they build you up, others can make you bleed & scream
Out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks
Is where things are contemplated & given permission to travel Driven by the tongue, once released….you can’t call it back
If our heart is where things dwell
Then we ought to do well to refrain from reviving hell
In His word are things to bring your heart great delight
Words of wisdom for courageous living to help you fight the good fight
Eternal principles you speak to life’s storms, in which build up your faith
When His word is spoken, it comes back accomplishing that in which it was sent to achieve
IVs foolish to those who are perishing but, it’s warming to the heart & soul for those who believe He is no liar & makes no mistakes
Hé-täkes those who are down trodden & gives them a crown to Don’t speak about the problem, speak to it in Jesus name
You are a Son & Daughter, Royalty with authority given by Him
