Im ready for another poetry slam tonight. Trying to do this poem by memory in front of a crowd of strangers is pretty intimidating. But Im also a Marine and I know I can do this if I keep putting forth the effort. Heres the poem Ill be doing. Child of God by Andrew R. Jones Like a 12 gauge double barrel Mossberg filled with buckshot ready to unleash an explosion of destruction, my rage sits quiet in the dark awaiting its moment to unload. The trigger pull shocks me to the degree it shocks her and as if I smashed the edge of a nitrous oxide tank I became unstoppable, even to myself. She sits still in silence as I rage in tantrums a 4 year old child couldn’t hold a candle to. Every hole in the wall punched a hole in her heart Every shattered frame sliced a gash in her soul Every thrown object threw a tear from her eye… and little did she know, I just wanted to die. Even though my heart kept beating, I found difficulty breathing, ‘cus with each passing Breath there was no guarantee of its returning and although she tuned out the screaming She couldn’t tune out the beating of her spiritual heart that only wanted to love and only Wanted to bring sanity back to the man who couldn’t stop dreaming of the screams, the smells The killing, the baby in the enemy’s arm with an AK-47 in the other, the sprawled out bodies Of war that were so maimed it became a game to choose which body part belonged to which body. She’s so beautiful. The sky is only a checkpoint to the heights I would go to care for her. The Earth’s core, only a fraction to the depths of my loyalty. Such a devoted Angel, God gave her responsibilities like painting the sky and Wiping the tears from lost Gargoyles. The sound of her song caused my demons to flee. The touch of her fingertips shocked the evil from my body And little did I know… God sent her just for me. What was once irreparable damage, bandaged by a heartfelt, “I’m sorry,” Is now fully forgiven. By the stripes of Jesus, this rage no longer belongs to me, His blood has washed me clean. The dreams, the screams have left with the demons And I am and will forever be at peace, As a truly blessed, highly favored, child of God.
Posted on: Thu, 20 Nov 2014 20:15:47 +0000
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