String of Faith

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The memories of the past
keep spinning in my head
like colorful strands of thread
that encourage me to live.

My youthful innocence
spin like playful strings.
I thought life was just a game and
colored by good- nights' dreams.

My family's support
when I was afraid to face the world.
Their words of wisdom
whenever I felt down and doomed.

My friends' pat on the back
when days were like nights.
Their guidance and encouragements
which led me to where I am.

My lover's kisses and
sweet promises
that nurtured my heart and
colored my life.

An old man told me I will weave some more
when I become older.
The strings of memories will become more colorful and longer
as I grow bolder and wiser.

Indeed, more memories spun
but most of them kept me tangled.
Black strings of testings and trials
Left me cryin' and dyin'.

I am a man now, a kid no more
I should work in order to be better.
No more playful strings
I should pass life's testings and pruning.

My friends are on their own journeys
Traversing the earth on separate ways.
No more shoulder to lean on
I should go on by my own.

No more strings attached
to my lover's heart.
She has her own life now
Tied to a better man's vow.

But I know I'm on the right path
The strongest of the strings that hold my world
is my faith that God will guide me spin
on and on... 'til the end.


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  1. Gil BrionJune 18, 2020 at 4:46 PM

    Originally written December 20, 2012.

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