"Parting Words" by Daniel Serrano - 7/17/05
Alone on my birthday,
I'll be gone in a week.
Some people think
I'll "find what I seek,"
when I go off to Spain
to "escape my life here"
and I leave behind all
the ones I hold dear.
These people, they think
I'm running away.
They think I don't plan
to come back one day.
I'm tired of people
spreading such lies:
"He isn't real.
It's a charade.
It's just another
mask he's made."
"He's doing it for her,
It's all a disguise."
"You know it's not true.
He will fall again,
and all we can do
is wait and see when."
When will they stop
all their false accusations
and come to realize
that my dedication
to my Lord, my God,
Jesus, my Savior,
is the one true reason
for my behavior?
Perhaps these people
just don't understand
the power of God,
though they've seen it firsthand.
My accusers are those
who say they've repented
and profess their beliefs
are firmly cemented,
yet THEY are the ones
who just can't see
the power of God,
and the changes in me.
They say that with God,
nothing's beyond reach.
I think they all should
practice what they preach.
The bottom line
may sound extreme,
but they may not be as Christian
as they make themselves seem.