The Footprints of God
In the deepest sleep one night i dreamed
That on the beach i walked.
God was by my side each step
And quietly we talked.
Then on the sky my life was flashed;
The vision all serene.
Two sets of footprints in the sand
Were there in every scene.
But then i noticed in some scenes
Of suffering, pain, and strife...
Just a single set of footprints
At the worst times in my life.
"God... you said you'd stay by me
In good times and in bad...
Why then did you leave me
Each time my lfe was sad?"
"My precious cild" God answered
"When your life had pain, i knew
The single set of footprints
were the times i carried you."
Kent Brown Gail Brown
1984
this might make u cry
jenny was so happy about the house they had found
for once in her life'twas on the right side of town
she unpacked her things with such great ease
as she watched her new curtains blow in the breeze
how wounderful it was to have her own room
school would be starting; she'd have friends over soon
there'd be sleep-overs and parties;she was so happy
it's just the way she wanted her life be
on the first day of school, everything went great
she made new friends and even got a date
she tought," i want to be popular and i'm gonig to be,
because i just got a date with the star of the team
to be known in this school you had to have a clout,
and dating this guy wiould sure hrlp out
there was only one problem blocking her fate
her parents had said she was too young to date
"well, i just won't tell them the entire truth
they won't know the difference;whats there to lose?"
jenny asked to stay with her friends that night
her parents frowned but siad, "alright"
exited, she got ready for the big event
but as she rushed around like she had no sense,
she began to feel guilty about all the lies,
but whats a pizza, a party, and a moonlight ride?
well the pizza was good, the party was great,
but the moonlight ride would have to wait
for jeff was half drunk by this time
but he kissed her and said he was just fine
the room filled with smoke and jeff took a puff
jenny couldn't believe he was smoking that stuff
now jeff was ready to ride to the point
but only after he'd smoke another joint
they jumped in the car for the moonlight ride
not thinking that he was to drunk to drive
they finally made it to the point at last
and jeff started tryin to make a pass
a pass is not what jenny wanted at all
(and by pass i don't mean playin football)
"pherhaps my parents were right.....maybe i am too young
boy, how could i ever, be so dumb"
with all her might, she pushed jeff away'
"please take me home i don't want to stay"
jeff cranked up the ingine and floored the gas
ina matter of seconds they were going too fast
as jeff drove on in a fit of wild anger
jenny knew that her life was in danger
she begged and pleaded for him to slow down
but he just got faster as they neared the town
"just let me go home1 i'll confess that i lied
i really went out for a moonlight ride
then all of a sudden, she saw a big flash
"oh God, please hrlp us! we're going to crash!
she dosen't remember the force of impact
just that everything all of a sudden went black
she felt someone remover her from the twisted rubble
and heared" call an ambulance these kids r in trouble!
voices she heard......a few words at best
she knew there were to cars involved in the wreck
then woundered to herself if jeff was all right
and if the people in the other car were still alive
she woke in the hospital to faces so sad
"you've been in a wreck and it looks preety bad
these voices echoed inside her head
as they gentle told her that jeff was dead
they said, "jenny we've done all we can
but it looks as if we'll lose u too"
"but the people in the other car!? jenny cried
"we're sorry jenny, they also dead
jenny prayed, "God forgive me for what i've done
i only wamted to have just one night of fun"
"tell those people families, i've made their lives dim,
and wish i cou;d return their families to them"
"tell mom and dad i'm sorry i lied,
and thats it's my falut so many have died
oh nurse, won'y you tell them that for me?"
the nurse just stodd there-she never agreed
but took jennys hand with tears in her eyes
and a few moments later jenny died
a man asked the nurse, "why didn't you do your best
to bid that girl her one last request?"
she looked at the man with eyes so sad
"because the people in the other car were here mom and dad"
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