Looking For Change Poem by Marama Kelly

One day I looked into myself and didn't like the look
So determined to change I sought for a way by seeking it in a book
I read and pondered, researched and thought, a wistful point of view
What can I do that others will see and know that I am new?

My journey took me through the streets, searching for the truth
But all I found was more of me, the ugly side, uncouth
I travelled to the cities then, hoping to find my lot
But all I saw was just some more of me that I forgot
I headed off to the countryside hoping to find reprieve
But all I found was a mindless me who lived a life to grieve

I journeyed to the mountaintop, bewildered and alone
There did not seem to be a place that did not chill the bone
What could I do, where do I go, the book it was no good
It had no answer to uncover, it could not be understood

And then a wind so gentle soft, did blow deep in my soul
It filled me up with warmth and love, I finally found my goal
It was not in the things I touched, or heard or even saw
Instead it was my willingness to stretch beyond the core
The voice was clear and filled with love to guide me on my way
It gave me life and a brand new start to bring in a new day

The change I sought down deep inside was the ways of all mankind
To walk a path not of the same, that keeps one in a bind
It was a way that breaks the mould, it doesn't conform or wallow
Instead it stands tall and straight, in spirit it does follow

Now I stand in a confident pose, that I am who I should
I see the way that my God sees and speak the way He speaks
I hear His words so crystal clear and know the way to walk
As long as I do cleave to Him the change in me will hold
And should I fall or slip or sin I know His love so great
For in His mercy and His grace He found me on that day

(2009/03/09)
(The last verse does not ryhme intentionally. This is just another view to see)