PAULIE'S POEMS - PMG

  Procrastinate Do you sometimes procrastinate? Put things off that you should get done? Then find you're always running late In turn, you feel under the gun Have tendency to hesitate? Keep pushing back a job's deadline? I'll do it later; it can wait Then find that you are out of time Some moments that we put things off Allow for time to think things through  But, if due dates cause you to scoff Time management is overdue For things undone can lead to stress And cause undue emergencies  Loose ends can create quite a mess And dragging feet wears out tennies  There're some things you must not put off Despite what else you've got to do Postponement can come with a cost When dealing with big health issues Likewise, it's not good to delay Needed repairs on house or car Roof's hole won't wait for rainy day With balding tires, can't drive too far Relation issues  - don't postpone  Don't make ammends at later date Apologize, pick up the phone Delay, ...

  Victimhood If take the time to look around  The world appears quite upside down  For now, it seems that victimhood  Is something others see as good Seems more things you're a victim of Makes you somehow a cut above If persecuted in some way A badge of honor you display  And also it entitles you To have some compensation due Someone should have to pay the cost Of pain suffered or innocence lost Don't get me wrong, victims abound  Evil and hate are all around  Not speaking of true victims here But those who make it a career If attitude is " woe is me" That becomes your identity  When feel the victim every hour You're giving others all your power You put it in the hands of those That you believe brought on your woes See, in reality it's true You're not the things that you've been through  As victims, you won't get too far That attitude's not who you are Yet, if it's your reality Doesn't have to be your destiny Forget what's past - th...

  Lonely Hearts Club Band Are you a member of this band Because each day alone, you stand  Is loneliness something you hide Yet, find no one is by your side It's strange how you'll be in a crowd Yet, loneliness feels like a shroud  It covers you from head to toe And follows you where e're you go Left wondering how this can be While you're in someone's company  Yet, still you feel you're all alone  Like living in the twilight zone Sometimes you're lonely 'cause you're bored Sometimes, because you've been ignored If bored, find something you can do And someone who'll do it with you Don't simply wait for folks to call For, it's your one life after all Though getting out there feels uphill A lonely life's not in God's will  If lonely 'cause you don't feel heard You speak, yet no one says a word You may be 'round many people But feel you are invisible  Dear child, know God sees and hears, too And most sincerely values y...

  Good Plans Remember as young lass or lad When plans were things you never had You simply went through every day Enjoying, living, come what may For most part, childhood is carefree  With no responsibility  Adulthood is just not that way Thus, you must plan out every day Of course, that's true to some degree But if you're planning endlessly  Trouble arises when days fill And you have failed to seek God's will Does letting go to let God steer Seem something that induces fear? And having not made plans at all Feels like your life's in a free fall? The only planning that you need The thing required to succeed Is not a blueprint or schematic  It's when trust becomes automatic  Trust in the Lord and his good plans Your life is safe within his hands Life's journey, he can lead you through  For he knows what is best for you  Dear Lord, my plans - surrender all Trusting you'll never let me fall For you see things I can not see And thus can plan according...

  Nothing Is Wasted In going through this life of mine Some bitter pills I've tasted But that won't turn me bitter For with God, nothing is wasted To be used mightily by God My hand, I've surely raised it Refined me first like silver Purified, so nothing's wasted The things and pleasures of this world Too often, I have chased it When God removes any of them The lesson is not wasted The love I've had within my life In gold, I have encased it Even if not returned to me The love was never wasted To call myself a child of God Sometimes, I have disgraced it No other name rather be called God's forgiveness never wasted Trip and fall down upon my knees When shoe, I failed to lace it While down there, take the time to pray So position was not wasted Much sin I have committed  But Christ Jesus has erased it I'll praise and thank him endlessly For his sacrifice's not wasted The ugly truth about myself Though difficult, I've faced it Repented and received mercy...

  Life's Opposites Of world's absurdities must Laugh Or else I'll want to Cry For new things to sprout forth with Life Sometimes old things must Die My worries looming oh so Large Though I feel very Small At end of month I have Nothing  The bills have taken All Yet, if I give my tithe up Front I'm always given Back Then, find I gave more than Enough  And somehow never Lack When circumstances get me Down Toward heaven, I look Up Though there's too much upon my Plate Your mercy fills my Cup When differences make us be Foes Jesus says love like Friends In life's journey, as new path Starts An old way firstly Ends Seems trouble I keep getting  In My Savior's the way Out What to do now - I'm not so Sure God's Word erases Doubt I seek the Lord while day's Early His help is never Late He teaches me just how to Love That's what replaces Hate My loving Father is so Strong Can use me, though I'm Weak So, since I know my sin can't Hide His mercy...

  Impulsivity Is impulsivity a sin? Seems cause of troubles I've been in To act without thinking it through  Is often not the thing to do For when we act impulsively  End up where we don't want to be  Perhaps in mess, or even worse When did not follow prudent course At times, know spontaneity  Can cause excitement, certainly But in matters of great import Perhaps should be spectator sport Bad consequences can apply When making choices on the fly Just slow things down and contemplate  For sometimes planning comes too late Yes, thinking first's certainly wise Yet, some can overanalyze  Perhaps decisiveness you lack And so you simply fail to act To jump the gun or fail to load it Act on impulse or instead slowed it Whatever tactic you decide Let God in heaven be your guide For often, God asks us to wait When our impulse says it's too late Thus, don't trust One who knows all plans  Instead, take things in our own hands After, we know instinctively...

  (Not) Enough  Do you ever feel there's not enough  Waking hours in a day Not enough time to get things done So things get done halfway  Do you often feel you've had enough  Of demands required of you  And somehow, it is not enough  No matter what you do  Have you ever felt you're not enough  Compared to "you know who" Or not enough in bank account  Unlike the well to do Do you feel that you don't know enough  To converse intelligently Or have enough self- confidence  Yet enough insecurity  Enough already;  don't go on You need to stop right there The truth - you'll never be enough  If you only compare 'Cause there will always be someone That has more than you do And if comparing long enough  Your vision it will skew For, you are much more than enough For what God's called you to And though you might feel lacking Quite the opposite is true See, God has you exactly Where he wants for you to be And he'll prov...

  I Want... Don't want to drag through every hour Collapse at night, all out of power Don't want to be merely alive I want to thrive Don't want to only be content  Okay with how each day is spent But greet each day and shout, "Oh boy!" I want joy Don't want us not to get along To always argue who is wrong To simply have no fights, at least I want peace Don't want this tiredness so deep The kind that does not let you sleep To toss and turn, fitful at best I want rest Don't want a garden full of weeds Want just to gaze at things lovely Not walls and streets with graffiti  I want beauty Don't want to live in cluttered home Where every room looks like war zone So hard when you've become hoarder I want order  Don't want to doubt when I should trust God only wants what's best for us Want patience even when I wait I want faith Don't want to worry what comes next About my future, not be vexed For when I'm at the end of rope I want hope ...

  Sharing We're so eager to share advice  And share our selfies once or twice Not hesitate, our woes to share Vacation pics from anywhere  We share more than perhaps we ought  Of whom we know or what we've bought  Try to impress; more "likes" to get Share way too much on internet But sharing ourselves to be nice We have to think about that twice We're hesitant to share our time Or to the poor, won't give a dime  For, why should I share with the poor Isn't that what I pay taxes for I've no free time, just too busy To help you or keep company As child we're taught to share our toys For that's what makes good girls and boys Our nature says, " I won't!" It's mine!" Begrudgingly, we share, but whine We know it's what a child should do  But, as adults, we should share too To give and share won't feel like chores When you remember nothing's yours Your time and things aren't yours, it's true For they're al...

Rebellion   Mankind has been in full Rebellion  Since garden with Adam and Eve "God is withholding, " Satan tells them And that's what they choose to believe Devil's Rebellion starts ball rolling  One third of angels followed him Rebellious nature keeps on flowing  For now, we all live lives of sin Refusing to follow our God's leading Seen as Rebellion by the Lord Sinful desires and egos feeding Behaviors that Father abhors Time and again, we keep on choosing  Rebellion instead of the Lord's way And when we do, we keep on losing For there must be a price to pay The Lord's response to our Rebellion  Seems too impossible to be We should be treated as a felon Instead, extends grace and mercy Yet, our Rebellion must be dealt with For justice surely must be served God's holy plan to mete out justice  - That Christ received what we deserved  Now, sin no longer brings damnation For those believing Christ is Lord Rebellion did not stop salvation  Thu...

  Lose Yourself Do you ever feel you lose yourself  In loads of dirty clothes  Or endless list of daily tasks That only ever grows Feel nobody sees what you do Let alone appreciate it Are overwhelmed and burdened  Til you feel you want to quit But, quitting's not an option  Neither is running away And so you simply carry on Losing yourself more each day For surely there is more to you  Than long list of "To Do" Yet, so much of what must be done Seems to fall on " you know who" Have lost sight of the real you In endless drudgery  Of work commutes or shopping carts Is that all there is to be? When younger, used to lose yourself  In dreams of future days But with time's passage, you and dreams Have gone your separate ways  Perhaps you used to lose yourself In creative pursuit But your responsibilities  Have become a substitute  Is all of this just discontent  'Bout who you have become? Or that the life you're living Doesn't feel l...