What you’ll find, as this series progresses, is that the only thing you can predictably expect from the collection of my poems is variety. Over the next few weeks, I’ll be proving this point. This week you’ll encounter a poem of light and confidence. The following week you’ll read one of struggle and confusion. You’ve seen a lot of poems that follow what could be termed “standard English poetic prose”. In a few weeks, I’ll show you a small sampling of short poems with a more Asian bent.
Now, the poem today is one of those that always makes me smile. It reminds me of truths I often need, and has been known to keep me centered and strong in truly stressful moments. This makes sense, given that unlike some other poems, I wrote this for myself; indeed, for this express purpose. If it can do something similar for you, I would be thrilled.
As You Will I Am
My failing limbs collapse
My blood the poison of asps
The pain like time consumes
And my senseless cries resume
But God, you hold me
With the same hands that mold me
You guide this helpless lamb
With the rod and with the staff
And Lord I know, this is your plan
So, I am you servant
As you will I am
As you will I am
I’m just not strong enough
This human form is frail
Still, I know your hand is near
Leaning on you who could fail?
I drown in woes self-inflicted
Beaten down by evils ancient
But the King is mighty to save
Friend, Savior, Father omniscient
Yes, God you hold me
With the same hands that mold me
You guide this helpless lamb
With the rod, and with the staff
And Lord, I know, this is your plan
So, I am you servant
As you will I am
As you will I am
Trusting you is difficult
Letting go, hard as breaking down
You who feeds the raven’s young
Teach this stiff-necked heart to bow.
I long to share the joy
But the fears pin me down
Yet you shall have at journey’s end
My all, their hearts, your renown
For, God, you hold me
With the same hands that mold me
You guide this helpless lamb
With the rod and with the staff
And Lord, I know, this is your plan
So, I am you servant
As you will I am
As you will I am