Flip to Good from Bad

by Brittany Klein   May 8, 2012


4-25-12

So many scattered thoughts
Running through my head
Pain, hurt, and sorrow
Coming back from the dead.

The fear is rising up
And taking over my soul
This darkness is overpowering
And turned the light as black as coal.

Sitting cross legged on the floor
I had the book in my hand
Praying that the Lord above
Could help me come to a stand.

Knowing all are easily forgiven
I still sit there in fear
I always ignored and blamed Him
Because I never felt His presence near.

But who can blame a girl
Who lost everything she had
Maybe that is why the pain came back
To show her there can always be bad.

Yet a single thought flashed by
As I seen the Lord ahead
"Why focus on what was lost
When you can always remember what you had?"

It was a voice I've never heard
But sounder so familiar to me
And as I pondered on why that was
The good Lord opened my eyes to see.

"Who do you think picked you up
And held you so tight
When you thought every wrong
Had only come from every right?"

Puzzled from what He said
I then asked from my heart
"Then why did you take everything
And not leave me just one part?"

He looked at me with eyes
That could cure even the sickest man
And just said but one word
"COURAGE, it makes you say 'I can.'"

Understanding that He knew every bit
Of pain I went through
I finally asked if I can be forgiven
And end the past and start new.

He just looked at me and smiled
And helped me onto my feet
"My girl you have much to learn
And many more challenges to meet."

He asked me to be strong
And always remember what I had
And don't dwell on what was lost
When you can flip to good from bad.

So as I recall the great things
the light finally comes back in
I feel one hundred times stronger
And have the power to win.

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  • 11 years ago

    by Burning Angel

    I love this poem. But, do not lose your faith. God puts us all through alot of trials just to show us that we can overcome anything with him by us.

    This poem really touched me because everyone at some point questions their own faith.

  • 11 years ago

    by Love Fallacy

    This was an interesting poem and contained a lot of emotion. This was my favorite part:

    He just looked at me and smiled
    And helped me onto my feet
    "My girl you have much to learn
    And many more challenges to meet

    In life there are so many challenges we must face and so many things we will learn. I really liked this part.

    There were multiple times throughout the poem that had grammatical errors and would have benefited a little more with an adjustment in the flow. Some of it seemed forced and I know this can be a challenge with rhyming poems. My main style of writing is in the rhyming fashion and something that has helped me has been to force myself to use words I normally wouldn't use. Each time I am about to use an adjective, I search for a synonym of that word and try and use it. That keeps things fresh and not so cliche all the time.

  • 12 years ago

    by Jhierren Paz

    Don't lose your faith to God, for it was the reason why we can handle certain things and makes us stand still even at the time of test.

    ~So many scatter thoughts
    I think it would be better if it's written to
    "So many [scattered] thoughts

    I've notice some typos too, but anyway it's okay there's no big deal. I think it would be better if you'd proofread first your writings before you would post it. Hope it helps.

    But hey, you've done so well in overall. Keep writing! ^_^

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