Choosing Your Life! Poem by Long Tooth

You may say that I'm crazy,
Deny I'm a Christian,
But I say our lives are just what we have chosen,
Though my logic seems hazy
And message seems Faustian,
If stuck, you should think if you want to be frozen!

Do you have to be right then,
With whom lies the verdict,
The world falls apart then will you be the scapegoat?
Does God handicap free men,
Did devil give edict,
Are you only one who is fearing a cut throat?

Now on first glance my premise
Might seem pretty silly,
Though it's also simple, 'Life's Always My Choosing! '
I can visualize grimace,
(Reception is chilly) ,
"A meteor hits my house! How's that me losing? "

You deny that you took risk
And odds went against you?
Were you just unlucky? Your choice made it happen!
My conclusion may seem brisk
But how can you argue
For all that I've done is make logic my weapon!

You should note I'm not saying
My model's not crude! Still
A pragmatist's sense is it could be the answer.
Goals accomplished by praying?
Most futures are landfill!
But trust in God's Grace and feel light as a dancer.

Yes, a good life is easy,
Just don't wait for rescue
For fate favors sailor who repairs his rigging!
When the trade winds are breezy
Help friends to continue,
Don't settle for sorrow when choice includes jigging!


Long Tooth
May 11,2017

Poet's Notes:
In this poem I intend 'Goals accomplished by praying? ' to be ironic and "Most futures are landfill" to be an exhortation to action on your part as opposed to depending on the Almighty to fix all of your life's difficulties. Christ died on the cross to prove His love and to reconcile us to God. That should be enough, though He may, in fact, give us more, we should (and can) handle most things with the talents, the gifts He has already given. It may not be true that we literally "choose" everything that life throws at us, but what I am in fact convinced is true is that life works better for those who do take personal responsibility for whatever happens to them, even if they are not responsible in fact.

We should always be careful what we pray for, I think! God might give it to you! When you acknowledge God's Grace though, it frees you from 'false guilt' which cripples many people and strengthens your bond to your heavenly Father (who absolves you of real guilt as you live in faith in Him!)