Long ago a manifestation took place
As if the wind blew me into another dimension
A time where a pitchfork could have been my crutch
But I decided to use just that to dig myself out of the fiery pit
Down deep in the hole coals burned
Perhaps if I stood around longer then my road would have been different
Being alive today proves it more to me each day
My past plays in my mind all the time
Recalling the darkness when times were Hell bent
It’s like a verdurous root that keeps growing
My heart was always bold, but shared a soothing soul
And that is when the truth unchained me from links
As I floated up stream the skies opened up for me
And a light shined that lead me here
Now closer to God than I ever was
And it was that good book that found me
As I read each day and night, I then say, do not worry he had me for a few years but you can have me for eternity
And that was the end of my nightmares and fears
My eyes opened as wide as the moon it seems
Because I saw everything so much clearer
I saw the beautiful things I could do
Like become a full time dad and husband too
And because of my pure will and drive I survived
A place where it took my final judgement to finally change my ways.
Copyright © 2014 Mark Nielson
Poet Mark Nielson
