Paths Need Glue Poem by Dwayne Banks

The healing of the Lord has touched my soul
resurrection of life, I now have a goal
The goal I see is to assist peoples' needs
some of their wants, none of their greeds
Parents are the subject of generations new
assisting forward progress, providing the glue
The glue to sustain the paths to success
with forward progress, there still is a mess
The mess of the boys after a day in the rain
smiles and tears, the easing of pain
The pain that transpires in our society today
wondering and thinking of another day
The day when you see your child with a smile
known dedication of walking the mile
The mile we all know can add extra yards
leave a soul demented, full of fire-burnt chards
Chards that were once a smile on their face
knowing they did good watching their own pace
The pace that was taught generations ago
somehow time was lost, commercials in the show
A movie will begin every day in my life
I can only hope to end heartfelt strife.

February 14,2009