Soon is Not Your Soon

Pastor said, "He's coming soon!"
While he looked up at the moon.

No Jesus is not.
That's your own thought.

Did he call you on the phone,
while you signed your name to a loan?

Did he tell you next week,
before you took that faith leap?

Listening to he instead of He
don't bind me up, I like to be free!

Talking too much pastor, better shut up!
Lies are swirling in that drink in your cup!

God didn't give you nor I a day or a time.
But it sounds real nice coming from a mime.

"Been waiting on God since '69," said one lady.
"Been looking for Jesus everyday," said a baby.

You thought you heard from God,
but I think you need his rod.

You know what you're doing is just for show.
Need to fill those pockets, so why not say so!

Your mouth is running too fast, feeling good all over!
Using your family and staff like a dog named Rover!

You know what God does to those liars.
Looks like you will be putting out fires.

Soon is not your soon.
While your preaching to the moon.

This home is not your home.
Taking orders from the dome.

But God...but God!
Please go get your rod!

Let Love Shine Upon a Face

Let love shine
upon a face
once filled with disgrace
when pain seemed too much to bear
when words were devoid of care
Let love shine upon a face!

No more running and feeling mad
crying alone looking sad
confused and acting bitter
displaying someone else's litter
Let love shine upon a face!

Days are so few
memories like morning grass dew
gone so very fast
good moments don't last.

So let love shine upon a face
be one of the first to finish the race
with arms held high
and a tear in your eye
wave goodbye to sadness
so long pain
God will stop all the rain!

Let love shine upon your face!

What Do I See?

What do I see all around me?

A world of acceptance.
A world of no abstinence.

We are told it's okay,
we are told what to say.
How to act
with little if any tact.

If you need some help
to get out of your mess
for the right price
some will confess.

Hold your hands open and ask for a dollar.
Keep your mouth closed you better not holla!

Takin' you for what you got
a problem now that they have sought
for fame, fortune, and some shame
their music and wardrobe are so lame.

No role model, no scholar
poppin' a dingy, stained collar
criticizing about what you can't see
fakin' friendship with someone like me.

Kind people are no secret, no lie
take advantage of them and make them cry.
Always lookin' for the next best thing
makin' idols of people who can't sing.

What are we livin' for?
To spend more money at a store!

Who are we fightin' for?
a friend or a foe.
Whose really behind all the show?

Give me a moment to catch my breath
before evil puts me to death.
I want to live right,
but sometimes it's not in me.

When I do right,
they don't help me.

Negative words beginning to stack,
wonder why I won't call back.
Not interested in a lack of common sense
seems to keep my heart rate tense.

Would love to spend more time in joy.
Would love to sit down with my boy,
play cars and trucks for hours and hours,
but words come to me like rain showers.

Need to always vent and confess,
it relieves the pain and stress.
I hope for more love and better days
God bless me with your golden rays!