Jon M. Nelson Poems

As we journey through our lives,
We all take separate paths.
Sometimes they're filled with sorrow,
Other times they're full of laughs.
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Once again, it's that time of year,
When the world should be full of cheer.
This is the time for peace and love,
As the angels watch from up above.
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You can't expect me to be something I'm not,
This is who I am and this is what you've got.
I won't pretend to be someone else's dream,
So that I can help with your self-esteem.
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I have just about had enough,
Now I'm ready to call your bluff.
I don't care what cards you're holding,
I have no intention of folding.
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The world is overrun by violence,
Which absolutely makes no sense.
People could try to be more kind,
If we would see with an open mind.
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Starting out as a handful
it gains mass as it rolls
Individually they are barely noticed
together they cover the ground.
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I rolled into a one-horse town,
Looking for a place to settle down.
I left the big city life behind,
Hoping for a new life I could find.
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As I feel the agony fill my veins,
It's impossible to ignore the pains.
The retched fear fills my soul,
As my body is no longer whole.
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Now that your mother has become my wife,
You will always be a big part of my life.
I know I could never take your dad's place,
But in your heart, I hope you have a space.
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I may not be the biggest football fan,
But that doesn't make me any less of a man.
I don't sit in a deer stand waiting for the kill,
There must be a better way to find a thrill.
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