Contradiction

by

Richard Betts Jr.

My thoughts and my emotions
Are sometimes horribly conflicted.
I feel like a walking
And talking contradiction.

I find that life can be frightening,
But I refuse to live afraid.
I hope I'm not a coward,
And pray that God will make me brave.

Sometimes I feel broken,
But I refuse to fall apart.
Other times I feel emboldened,
And the world wrecks my heart.

I long to like more people,
But I have become suspicious.
I question people's motives,
And find mankind is malicious.

I would like to be pure,
But I feel so unclean.
At times I feel forsaken,
Other times I feel redeemed.

Sometimes I am filled with sorrow,
And my soul is overwhelmed with grief.
Other times I am blissful,
And your love offers me relief.

Many times I am angry,
For the world is full of strife.
But mostly I'm searching
For some meaning to my life.

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