Love
He holds us close and dries our tears,
He breathes life into all and takes our fears.
He’s all we want in our days of need,
We don’t even have to ask, beg or plead.
His love surrounds us and our hearts turn pure,
He holds our heads high making us sure.
He leads us through the path of light,
Bringing us through this long hard fight.
He gives us rules, fair and bold,
He takes us home to never turn old.
He’s my father, and He’s your’s too,
His name is God, and He’s always there for you!
This poem was written by a young lady that was
born again on January 15, 2006 and she dedicates
this poem to her mother that was born again on
March 13, 2006. God is so Good!
Lost but Now I am Found
Tired of the same old life,
Living everyday in strife.
Now it’s my turn,
For a better life I yearn.
Drained from the constant fight,
Replenish my soul with the light.
Lost but now found,
It was hard but I turned my life around.
Now with the wisdom and all that I know,
There will be a much better place for my soul to go.
The Happy Family
I pushed you away,
You always begged me to stay.
You offered me so much love,
At the time I didn’t care for the one above.
But now I’m going home,
And I’m going to stay.
The hatred in my heard is far away.
When I come home I’ll teach you much about Him.
So we, together, can let this “anti-religion” pattern end.
We will be the happy family we once were.
People will ask if you could change one thing, what would it be?
I wouldn’t change anything because I wouldn’t be me.
I am thumper, my sister is tigger, we will always stick together.
I love you God for giving me a beautiful family.
We will grow old together very happily.
Mail Call
Waiting in my room behind a brick wall,
As the guards in here have mail call.
I’ll listen patiently to hear my name,
If it is called and I miss it,
I’ll be the one to blame.
Waiting to hear from the ones I have dear,
So I can hold my family near.
To hear about children and grandma and
dad and how they choose to keep me close,
Memories are things I miss the most.
A four page letter filled with love,
And now my prayers are sent above.
Wishing, praying, holding my breath,
Now I can exhale cause my name again
Wasn’t called for mail.
Dancing With God
Have you ever danced with God
Truly yielded to His lead
Learned to flow with His Spirit
In it to be truly free
Oh, to feel it’s flow
Course through one’s very veins
To yield to its sweet undertow
Against which so many strain
In Him Paul said we move
Our beings have and live
And if we yield His Spirit proves
All good things He gives
In Him we walk upon the waves
All storms calm for us in peace
And all things bow before the name
In which we live so free
All things work together
In the life the Spirit brings
To bless abundantly the child
Who will embrace what the Spirit brings
Loaves and fishes multiply
Deliverance becomes their daily bread
Reality itself transforms
Yielding to what God has said
Dancing with God in the Spirit
All things begin to move and sway
Yielding all the riches of the Kingdom
In their lives more every day
Have you never danced with God
How I ache and pray you would
Then you would not think it odd
His children eat only of the good
Then turning left or right
Going out or coming in
The dance would always delight
As His Spirit draws us in
Finding my Way
Stop, think what you are doing,
you think you know everything,
but you don't.
Your heart and soul can't take it no more.
For your cry and shout,
don't want to be here no more.
Look where I'm at now,
locked up like I have found my crown.
I am 16 years acting like a fool,
you think that I am going somewhere in life,
and can't go to school.
You might say that I am dumb and crazy
for saying such things.
Life is too short to let a boy in your way,
for I am alone and needy,
and trying to find my way.
So, when I get out,
my future is here to stay.
Why
How can I try to fit someone else’s
expectations when I can’t even fit my own?
Why is it that everyone’s around but
I feel alone?
My self-esteem is low,
but I try my best not to let it show.
I’m mean, bitter and filled with hate.
What life has dealt me.
it’s still on my plate.
Trying to get over the pain,
and dry from the rain.
It’s hard when you have no one’s help.
so I’ll take it day by day,
and step by step.
Why I feel this way,
maybe I’ll never know,
but I have my whole life ahead of me,
and room to grow.
Emotions
I’m so tired of being hurt and not cared for,
it’s sad cause I really started to love the people
in this temporary home. I guess I’m not worthy
of their praise but God did not make me this way.
If people would see that I mean well and stop
judging because it’s obvious to tell.
But God only knows what I truly go through.
But people are so untrue. Why?
I wish I could make them see what is really being
held inside of me. So until you feel like you care,
please spare my heart from despair.
I am keeping in so much, even the devil wouldn’t
want to touch it.
Kiwana
God
God is gettin closer, people are gettin worser.
I hope they get better soon cuz He will
make them meet their doom.
And His angels He will send,
He is in love with you.
And you should love Him too.
They say life is so hard,
but with Him it’s like opening a card.
All you got to do is give your life to Him.
And stop all these little sins,
with Him, He will forgive.
Without Him your hole is what you’ll dig.
Put your trust in God, and there will be no fog.
To block the right way, the light’s what’s you’ll
see everyday, but all you got to do is pray.
Because He’s there and He really does care.
Lucy 2008
He will Never Change
He stays the same,
He will never change.
He is always there,
with no time to spare.
I love him a lot,
and nothing bad will He plot.
To hurt you is something He won’t do.
He means a lot to me,
and in your life He can be.
And the Holy Spirit is the one for me,
If you open your heart the light you will see.
Lucy 2008 |
No One Knows it But Me
I don’t know how it happened -
I guess it started with all the yellin and slappin
I couldn’t have been a day over eight
When all the love inside me turned into hate
I lost everything I’d ever known
My family, my friends, my life, my home
My whole world was torn apart
The drugs, sex and fighting shattered my heart
I loved that woman, but she didn’t love me
I didn’t love myself, so why should she?
I did all I could to make her smile
But in the end, none of it was worthwhile
She bounced in and out of my world
I’ll never be called “Mommy’s little girl”
And where’s my Daddy? Why wasn’t he ever around?
It’s sad , I never saw him and we lived in the same town
He never claimed me as his daughter, his child
If he had been there, would I have turned out so wild?
I wish I had a Mommy and Daddy, at least a friend
Where did it start? When does it end?
With all my pain, it’s hard to believe
I screwed up, now I’m locked in the pen
I’m sittin here waiting for my life to begin
When I thought I’d finally found someone to love
They bailed too when push came to shove
I thought they could take Mommy and Daddy’s place
But it turns out that’s not the case
I messed up my chances of a happy home
Now I’m stuck in the place and I’m all alone
From the outside looking in, it’s hard to see
That I’m dying inside and no one knows it but me
It just keeps getting worse as time goes by
It hurts so bad all if do is cry
I want to be held and I want to be consoled
The words “I love you”, I’m never told
I have so many horror stories to tell
In case you didn’t know,
I’ve been through hell
I’ve been beaten and cursed, I’ve been raped
Now I’m spending my life trying to escape
From all the pain that I hold inside
It’s so hard to talk about, so hard to hide
I’ve been abandoned, left alone for days
I’ve starved and hurt in so many ways
So why do I cry? Now you see
That I’m dying inside, and no one knows but me
Written by a girl at juvenile that will remain anonymous
but always in my heart and prayers.
Don’t Give Up and Don’t Give In!
Holy, holy, holy is the Lord Almighty,
Who was and is and is to come.
So don’t give up and don’t give in.
You can choose a life full of problems without Him
Or a life full of opportunities with Him by your side.
The choice is yours so choose wisely.
You need to reprogram yourself
and upgrade your self image.
Choose to transform your mind and body
Into the best person you can be.
But don’t give up and don’t give in,
The choice is yours
To be a victor or a victim.
Don’t worry about those old burdens on your back.
People might say you won’t make it,
More say you will.
But through all the bad and good,
Don’t give up and don’t give in!
Wasted Time
Wasted time is my biggest regret
Sitting in places I’ll never forget
The laughter, the crying,
the hurt and the fun,
all because I chose to be on the run.
Sitting and thinking about Where I went wrong,
And how the heck I hung on dis long
Praying and pleading both day and night
Dear Lord, please make my life alright.
No friends in here, this place I call jail.
Six month sentence without a bail,
Wasted time and wasted memories
Can’t be replaced
All because I ran away and had to be chased.
My Soul
Let me give my heart to you
for I am here to praise you every night,
I hope and pray that I wake up to see another day
guide these girls to the light
to show them that there soul is bright
hate and bitterness is the same
for we might all want change
so tonight I hope to pray and sing
and wake up and see another day
Amen
My Life
I was 6 years old when I got taken away,
moving from foster home to foster home everyday.
Now I am in DOF for 2 more years,
hanging out with the wrong people during my childhood years.
I stopped going to school because I let a boy in my way,
running from my foster home to have sex everyday,
until my troubles caught up to me day by day,
then I finally got locked up in DJJ.
Got to Tallahassee at 1:30 September 28th,
I might be 16 with a bright future on the side,
trying to make something of my life.
So when I get out of here,
my future is here to stay.
Because I am going to be the bright girl I am today.
New Life
Don’t know why it’s getting rough,
all over again.
God all I need is you,
You’re my only friend.
Even those I’ve trusted,
became all pretend.
My heart’s been broken,
time will tell if it mends.
That same heart that’s broken,
never did give in.
Even when family left,
and didn’t know where they went.
I know I can make it, because I can’t,
I can’t waste my life,
even though bad is how it’s been.
I can’t waste my life,
knowing bad is how it ends.
I can’t waste my life,
knowing I have better plans.
And even though it’s been hard,
I can start and begin
a NEW LIFE and WIN.
God
I hope He can forgive me for all I've done,
walking further and further away from the Son,
Deeper into the darkness is where I went,
with a bunch of sins I just can't forget.
They say it's okay, everyone makes mistakes,
but I know mine just can't be erased.
They say it takes just a few words called a prayer,
but when I tell them what I feel,
all they do is judge and stare.
Why is my opinion different from everyone else?
Why can't I just believe what they're telling me?
I don't know, I wish I could say!
I guess the love He has for me just ain't never going away!
Written by Amy, 4-20-08
Can you Help Me?
Song written in 2008 while at the juvenile facilty
Chorus
Dear Lord, can you help me?
I’m trying to figure out the cards that you dealt me.
(dealt me) Dear Lord can you help me?
I’m trying to figure out the cards that you dealt me.
(dealt me) Dear Lord can you help me?
I’m trying to figure out the cards that you dealt me.
Verse 1
Dear Lord can you help me please cause I’m on my
knees and I need some guidance cause I’m trying to succeed to
stop this violence but the devil keeps messing with me.
He’s trying to keep me from my purpose and my destiny,
that’s why you see me on my knees continuing to pray.
Dear Lord, can you help me?
I’m trying to figure out the cards that you dealt me.
(dealt me) Dear Lord can you help me?
I’m trying to figure out the cards that you dealt me.
(dealt me) Dear Lord can you help me?
I’m trying to figure out the cards that you dealt me.
Verse 2
You see, Lord, I’m trying to see but the darkness of
the devil keeps surrounding me, so I need your precious light
to guide me through the night and to fight the devil for me.
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