Surrounded by life’s marketplace,
Something to want most everyplace
Not happy with my lot in life,
Nor content to have no strife;
Enveloped by some nemesis,
Enjoined by troubles or a wish
Encumbered by mean jealousies
Or burdened with sad memories
My mind calls me to past decisions
To revisit, make revisions
I yearn for what I can’t explain,
I seek affection for life’s pain
The heavy heart waits, unfulfilled.
Finds nothing here its cry make stilled
For, souls can’t rest until at home,
Beyond this life, with God alone.
first published in Penned From The Heart Devotional
also published in AllPoetry.com
©2000 Bonnie Manion