Pride Vs Mercy Poem by Carmela Patterson

Who knows what you are going through each hour?
Who knows how to seduce you and make you cower?
Who loves you to the point of His passion and death?
Who wants to choke you to your very last breath?

Who wants for you the very best and loves you madly?
Who wants for you the worst and treats you badly?
Who wants to lead you through trouble and trial?
Who wants to chew you up and spew you out like bile?

Is it not clear to you the 'Who' you want to lead you?
Is it not the One Whose Love and Mercies freed you?
Are you so blinded by worldly things you cannot see
The One Who through great love caused you to be?
Are you stuck in the muck of your own making?
Do you not see it is your own soul you are forsaking?

Think on these things and ponder their meaning
Try to find the path upon which you are leaning
What happened since the day of your birth?
What is it you want out of this life on earth?

You are on a path to heaven or to perdition
And the choice is of your own volition
Do you choose pride or contrition?


(7-12-11)