Tuesday, April 9, 2013

Early poetry



God the Provider

It is not I, but You O Lord
Who is the supreme Judge of all
Condemning sinners
Damning the wicked
To proclaim Your holy justice

It is not I, but You O Lord
Who made the perfect sacrifice
Lived a blameless life
Humble to the grave
To show the purest love of all

It is not I, but You O Lord
Who places me on Your holy hill
Providing refuge
Giving peace of mind
To never waver or despair

It is not I, but You O Lord
Who provides me with a passion
A zealous pursuit
An abounding thirst
To envision Your perfection

It is not I, but You O Lord
Who is the eternal Being
Forever worshiped
Submersed in glory
To forever be praised, Amen.

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Flesh

Flesh—this wretched, filthy, stinking thing
Often brushed off as inevitable
Yet an honest man knows
That the fruit that it shows
Is cultivated by his own desire

Fruit—associated with good
But the fruit of flesh
Is as the neglected apple
Under its source
Rotten, decaying, of no good use

Apple—Eve chose you, yes?
More desirable than God?
A trustworthy statement it seems
Marked by the serpent’s nod
The lie of lies she believed

Lie—anything and everything which is not
The leaves covering a pit
An abyss of hellish torture
Freeing you to be captive
To all that Him who is good is not


By Timothy Berezhnoy

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