Faith Be The Basis... Poem by Trevor Schulte

My heart is racked
as I fall back in repeat
Tasting the lure of sin
that remains oh so sweet
Conflicted to the point
of self-drawn pity
rescripting the prolonged
idealistic ditty
Cut to the heart
I journey on
passing the hope
of the breaking dawn
Guilt stakes its claim
boasting its troubled blame
as my mind whirls round
unwilling to unframe
Doubt blurs my vision
as darkness takes its toll
blanketing the Word
as it drowns my soul
If only there were a way
to break free this routine
changing the characters
and brightening the scene
A way in which everything is lost
yet all is found
When my back is freed
and to another burdens are bound
Where my eyes are cleansed
as I seek my amends
joyful times where sins
are no longer penned
The only way in which
I can reach this far off oasis
is to take my belief to heart
and make faith be my basis