The Plan Of Righteousness Poem by Adrienne Clark Strachn

Has nothing to do with who you are
Affects all races and religions
This isn't more than the reality of life.
This plan involves us all.

The Plan of Righteousness
choices we make,
doing the right thing,
It's the order of survival
Eat right, live right, work hard, pray right.
A decent person,
living with the notion
this will get you ahead in life
labels, titles, names,
they all will be forgotten
who really cares anyway
everyone looking for that same name.

The Plan of Righteousness,
sitting in jail, for a crime you didn't commit
judged by people, defend yourself
Or, take the blame
save a relative or your friend
Not you, called 'The Snitch'

The Plan of Righteousness
living poor. Never had a choice
born into it
working to survive, two or three jobs
you can't even sleep
you and the family have to eat
you didn't even ask for all of this

THE Pain of Righteousness
bring your kids up one way
society convinces your child
call the abuse hotline
Now you are a child abuser
A little discipline worked for you
when you were growing up!

The Plan of Righteousness
you watch your steps everyday
something happens in an instance
gone, oh! is that right?
All of a sudden you get sick,
never been sick, a day in your life
Doctor walks in,
'You have 6 months to live'
NO CURE, ITS TOO LATE
'Why me', that's all you can say..


The Plan of Righteousness.......
gonna fall on us sometime in our lives
No other way
But the only way is, if we keep on living.

WRITTEN BY
ADRIENNE CLARKSTRACHN