Wineskins

(A lament)

Is this all there is?

Is faith not valid?
Faith to cling to an Unseen Force
Unseen but made Himself known
Faith to step out of your foothold
Even you venture into high cliffs of uncertainty
Is faith not valid?

Is love not valid?
Love to see not savings
But a compassion to save the soul
Love compelled to serve
Even washing the filthiest feet
Is love not valid?

Is forgiveness not valid?
Forgiveness that never holds back
Healing scars that deepens our brotherhood
Forgiveness that never closes doors
Even wounds are opened seventy seven times
Is forgiveness not valid?

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Is this all there is of You, O God?
Make Yourself known
That every people will know that You are just
And has never forsaken His people

Throw another shade of light
A light that will make men see
That You are a God who understands
Every thoughts and actions of a man

Lord, in my waking days
May I never sin to Thee
Establish Your kingdom, O God
As You live Your will in me

Old Man, Where Are You Going?

Old man, where are you going?
Maybe you're going where I'm going
Where earth is floor and sky is roof
Can I hitch a ride?

Please don't be too hasty
I'm not in a hurry
Every minute, every second
I want savor it while present

Please don't be too dim
Dark clouds are already forboding
On the other hand the land is dry
So rain fall down and quench the earth!

Please don't be too serious
The earth is round and we're just going in circles
Look at the roadside
Stop and smell the roses

Life, where are you going?
Maybe you're going where I'm going
Where earth is floor and sky is roof
Can I hitch a ride?

Dark as the heavens tonight is my spirit.
Brick upon brick of heaviness my heart screams for air.
Flaming fire snuffed so abrupt is the soul where I found flight.
My face is veiled with the dark shade of loneliness.

In the deepest pit I shall call unto my God, "Save me!"
Does he hear even in this deep filth of sorrow?
What can men do with such reckless hate.
But in the end He will find me. My heart tells me so.

But for a man of little faith what matters is today.
And yesterday is a gallery of gloom.
Horizons seem dark, I am at the bottom of the wheel.
Tomorrow promises new mornings too long to wait upon.

Changes

When I was young, I lived with my near-age cousins in one roof.
We played a lot. Even though I was often the butt of jokes, we had fun.
But one day, they had to move.
I told myself, "I wished this hadn't happen..."

A few years later, I had a friend next door.
We also played a lot. Building Legos. Even though he was possesive and won't let me go home, we had fun.
But one day, my family had to move.
I told myself, "I wished this hadn't happen..."

A few years later, a monster entered my life.
Lurking in the shadows. I began to see the world around me.
One day, I was utterly distorted.
I told myself, "I wished this hadn't happen..."

A few years later, I stepped into highschool.
I had a lots of friends, good friends. Highschool life is priceless.
But one day, I had to part with them and stand on my own.
I told myself, "I wished this hadn't happen..."

A few years later, my friends at church were perfect.
We would go together here and there. Like there's not tomorrow.
But one day, they had to leave. Leave me alone.
I told myself, "I wished this hadn't happen..."

A few years later, I stepped into college.
I learned to find and express myself. Made lasting friendships. College life is priceless.
But one day, I knew I will part with them too.
I told myself, "I wished this hadn't happen..."

If these hadn't happen, I wouldn't be the person I am today.
Hardships are unevitable but pain is only in the mind which for now I must endure.
As the saying goes, "This too shall pass."