My Blinds Were Taken Away Poem by louis rams

My blinds were taken away

Blessed was the day that I walked the streets alone
No family, no friends, no home
With five cents in my pocket and my clothes torn and tattered
And death seemed like the only solution that mattered.
I would ask people for help and they would turn their backs.
No one knew me or what I had gone through, but they was
Quick to judge and to put me down, and once in a while
Throw a coin on the ground.

I went to the top of the bridge ready to jump, when I heard
A voice say " don't do that - for you are my son "
I looked around , but there was no one there
Just a puff of smoke hanging in the air.
" there are tests that everyone goes through, just to see
What they will do "

When you was about to take that plunge you asked
For forgiveness and GOD heard your plea, and decided to send me.
Still looking at the puff of smoke when it started to take shape
Of an Angel with the most beautiful face, and all in white
From head to toe and the face with such a beautiful glow.

As it stood there I could see the wings on it s back
And as that hand touched me, I saw my old life come back.
GOD said you never did anything wrong my son - it was just a test of time
Of when you would call me and take away your blinds.
© L. RAMS 011516