Behind my Shadow
Seeing Through Poetry
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A Sinner's Prayer A sin An offense against God A weakened state of human nature In which the self is estranged from God And this is why I pray Lord God I come to you with my arms out stretch Hoping you'll embrace me with open arms Hoping but not knowing Only because I have sinned against you Not once nor twice but numerous times I am a sinner Knowingly I've committed offenses against you far too long now I've been here on this earth That you've created for mankind to roam and manage your will Breaking your rules Big or small it doesn't matter Because no sin is greater or lesser than the next A sin is a sin Lord God I am here today at this moment with my knees in the ground Face to the sky and my arms openly spread to the heavenly shinning light that's penetrating the dark and heavy clouds Asking, begging for your forgiveness Lord God please have mercy on my soul For a long time I was lost but now I'm found Days, weeks, months and even years I've been wandering from the path of righteousness Lost Lost in the darken shades of life Lord God please hear my plead I'm sick and tired of being lost I need to change I want to change Lord God I will change I know it's not going to be easy but I'm ready for the fight I will give it all I got But God I may not have enough in me to win this fight alone And alone haven't got me far in this journey So I pray to you Lord God, fight with me side by side Be the strength I need to overcome the trials and tribulations The struggles and obstacles that stands before me In my journey of salvation God I thank you for everything the good and especially the bad If it wasn't for the bad then I would never appreciate the good I see now Once my sight was clouded due to the darkness of evil but now I could see and the sight of you was awaiting me I've found you Lord God and I'm here to confess I'm giving up living Living without you in my life I am a sinner but now a sinner that found the path of righteousness and walking it to victory Lord God thank you for not giving up on this sinner and simply for just being you In your glorious name
Amen
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This book is one of my greatest accomplishments ever. Though I have been writing for years, this will be my first book published, so it means that much more to me. Life has fascinating plots to take you on a ride of your life. Some rides send you on a heavenly high, others not so desirable. These phases of life have captivated my thoughts and caused the biggest inspiration behind this book. Every experience I've encountered thus far in my life had some kind of effect on me. Big or small it really does not matter because all experiences are meaningful, that's why they are called experiences. The sole purpose of this book is to share my experiences and thoughts with the world. I want my words to touch, teach and inspire all but if it could just reach one person that would make my world such a better place. This book may be of poetry and it may not be for everyone but I strongly believe everyone could gain something out of reading it and that something goes deeper than just poetry. I think of this book as an answer within its own question. You just have to read it to find your answer.
About the Author
I was the seventh of eight of my parent's children. Growing up with a lot of siblings and living in the DMV (Washington DC, Maryland, and Virginia) area, you see, notice, experience and learn a lot. We never grew up in the best neighborhoods nor really had a lot but my mother and father always made away for us. My parents were and are the best. I give praise to them and I thank God for them everyday for the strength they had to raise eight kids. They never stopped working nor ever thought about giving up on us no matter how hard it got for them. Growing up with seven siblings was an experience. Being the seventh child wasn't great at all. I say that jokingly and seriously, it was rough being stuck between everyone. I felt alone, I was too young to hang around my older brothers and sisters but to old to play with my younger brother. Between the ages of six and seven I developed and accepted the notion of being isolated. I would isolate myself from the world just to entertain myself. At this point in my life I developed a high intensity to thinking, which persuaded me to start writing. Poetry became my safe zone, my listener, my stress and anger reliever, but writing itself became my life. Writing became my passion and everything around me became my inspiration. From age six to now writing became a part of my life and from now to the end of my time writing will remain a part of my life.