June 22, 2018

My Journey to God

All I Need

If I was a flower, beaming very bright
The world would turn to me for beauty and turn away at night
But instead I am a small shrub, blinded by the sunlight
As my dreams are as big as a tree
My worries take away my might

If I was a lion, the leader of the crowd
The animals would be nervous around me, forcing them to bow down
But instead I am a small rodent, ugly and profound
Nobody wants to see me for I am not worthy to even touch a crown
As my thoughts make me feel like a lion
My looks bring me down

If I was a highway, and everyone follows the path shown
People would use me as a guidance, the way that is very known
But instead I am a small pathway, dirty and alone
As my words make me a well known highway
My actions make sure my words are blown

As everyone wants a perfect world,
And they want to be well known,
I love the world the way it is,
I love the world no matter how gray it is,
Although the world in the future is hard to see,
The world right now is all I need

By Luke Skartvedt
 

(Luke Skartvedt is a member of St. Barnabas Parish in Indianapolis, and will be in the eighth grade at St. Barnabas School this fall.)

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