A Terrible Poem/Letter to God

I used to believe I was a fairly good poet. I wasn’t. And I’m still not. But this is less of a poem and more of a promise in stanzas. I like the formatting of poems, so I’m keeping it that way. (By the way, this is a Letter to God/letter to Ashley about everything that was happening with Ashley.) Here you go:

April 23, 2011

I won’t stand by

While you drive yourself away

From everything you are,

Or at least everything good you

Used to be.

You can leave God

But he will not leave you.

You can drive yourself away

From us

But we refuse to be lost.

I won’t stand by

While you lose yourself

In this world

And everything it deems

Good.

I will be there,

Pushing you to remember

All that is truly

Good and pure.

Everything that is not of

This world.

I won’t stand by

While you play by the edge

Of the cliff.

You may be “stable” now,

But eventually

You will lose your step

And fall.

I won’t stand by.

I don’t care how much you hate me.

I will not stand and watch

Your life crumble.

I will speak up.

I will say all that none have ever

Dared to say before.

I will not stand by,

Instead I will stand up.

I will not shut up,

Instead I will speak out.

I will not leave,

Even when you push me away

I will remain there for you,

Until there is no you

To be there for.

I pray it won’t come to that,

Not while you are drowning yourself

In the ways of this world.

So know

That I won’t stand by

And do nothing

While you run away

From the only true love ever known.