Husbands Faith Poem by louis rams

out in the cold again, her cold heart will not bend.
i give her all the love that i could possibly give
just to see if her feelings live.

but, she will continue to fight
and rave and holler
then i don't even bother.

so many years of marriage
and it's going down the drain
when you can't speak to each other
that's a crying shame.

you try to talk civil, and to correct
the problem which has come up.
but! the fighting continues
so you decide to shut up.

you feel your heart pulling
and being yanked out of your chest
and then you begin to wonder
if this is just a test.

they say that sometimes the LORD
can be a joker, he will
tease you and laugh with you
and stick you with a poker.

but! it is just to see, if your faith
in him is strong
for that is where faith belongs.

so i close my eyes and think
of the faith within, and i begin to wonder
'did i commit a sin'.

i think of all the pros and cons
of the life that i am living
and if there is something more
that i should be giving.

did i give support when it was needed most?
did i turn my back and close a deaf ear
or did i show how much i really care.

these are the questions that i have to ask
and to try to remember something in my past.

marriage is a sacred vow, made before GOD.
and we have to continue to fight
no matter how hard.