I Am Your Tool, God

by x Mo x   Aug 6, 2007


God, I am your tool,
I'm ready to work now,
Just tell me what,
Where, when and how.

Let me serve you.
Just show me the job.
No persecution will stop me.
Not fire, wind or an angry mob.

My Dear Lord,
An instrument in your hands
I will work abroad
In distant strange lands.

Please, God
I want to help you
Spread your glory around,
Just tell me what to do.

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  • 17 years ago

    by Jaime

    Okay, now that you have informed me that it is, in fact, a serious poem, I'm better able to state my opinion.

    This shows just how devoted you are to your religion, and I think that's a very respectable trait, even though I personally am not religious.

    The use of the word "tool" seems negative to me somehow, but perhaps that's just my personal interpretation of it. It could be a positive thing, if you are suggesting that you want to give your whole self over to your religion (which I believe you are saying).

    As for the poem itself, I thought that it ended rather abruptly. There was no real line to kind of wrap up what you were saying, if that makes sense.

    "And instrument in your hands" -- I believe you meant "an"? Just thought I'd add that.

    Your word choice was interesting, in my opinion, and along with the rhyme and flow, it was a very 'easy-to-read' poem, and I was able to follow it nicely right to the end. I did like this poem, and I'm glad you meant it seriously.

    Anyways, I'm sorry for my confusion before. I am a blonde (lol), and I tend to overthink things. The only reason I was hesitant about posting my opinion, was because if I critiqued your poem assuming it was sarcastic, then I probably would have been offensive without meaning to. And if you were mocking religion, and I assumed that you didn't, then any comment I had would just come across as naive and useless. Thank you for pointing out what you really meant- and I truly did enjoy this poem. Take care.

  • 17 years ago

    by Jaime

    Was this sarcastic, or in some way mocking religious people? I only ask because it seems odd to say that you want to be Gods "tool".

    And then I read in your profile- "WARNING: 99.9% of everything I say should NOT be taken seriously."

    But the other people who have commented seem to take it as a serious statement. Hm. I have no idea exactly how you meant this, and I apologize if it is meant to be real and you take offence to my thinking that it isn't.

    I'm kind of hesitant about stating my opinion of the poem's message, because I would hate to say something offensive to your religion.

    I'll just say that I found it interesting. And you definitely made me think, which is always good.

  • 17 years ago

    by ABake

    Not at all unusual...as the other commenter said.
    I love it!
    It reminds me of one of the songs from church :)
    Great job, short but VERY meaningful.
    5/5

    XxAmberxX

  • 17 years ago

    by Run out of words

    =) It's an...unusual poem? Lol, I really really liked it. The style you used was pretty simple, so there wasn't anything wrong with the flow or anything. It was basically perfect...but I would have liked it to go on. Coz I like the idea you've used. Nice job!

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