Let it be known
That I gave it all I’ve got
And that I kept on walking
Long after I got shot.
They tried to kill me
But He healed me
And now I can surely say
There’s no doubt in my mind
That God isn’t The Way.
He’s not a man that He should lie
So there’s no good excuse
Not to serve Him ’til we die
Not put our gifts to use.
I want to leave this world empty
On time and On “E”
I want to leave this world empty
And full of all of me.
He paid a pretty hefty cost
For our sinful, wretched mess
Then He rose; sent Help
And proceeded to call us blessed.
I thought I lost some here and there
But He said, “Nah, they quit the race.”
He said I chose to keep on running
And they chose to save face.
I want to leave this world empty
Having done all I loved to do
Love God, Love People
Love Me, Love You.
I want to leave flecks of gold
That shimmer within smiles
I want to leave hope, lots of hope
That lasts a great while.
I decided long ago that…
I wanted to leave this world empty
On time and on “E”
So that all would know, truly
That I was naturally me.
So when that day comes…
Let it be known
I didn’t leave early
Let it be known
I hate being late
Let it be known
I’ve waited long enough
For that Oh, so precious date.
© 2016 • Chan’tel Nikole Grayson
Beautiful poem!
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Thank you!
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