Designed by God

Okay, here’s another huge gap. This time it’s 4 years. It was an okay time in my life. I was probably too busy and tired working all the crazy shifts at the police department. I did write a few poems during this time, but nothing spiritual, other than “Carole’s Song” in 2002 that I previously posted (on Oct. 23). Most of the poems were either crush-related (there were 3 during that time span) or just observations of life. Also, I think the reason I didn’t write so much from about 2002 until now is b/c I have been more involved in writing my novel in my spare time rather than writing poetry.


Designed by God 2003 (age 31)
People ask me
If it is hard to live alone,
But I have never been afraid
To spend time with myself;
Since I was a child,
I would spend hours in solitude,
Imagining and creating stories;
My mother tells me,
Entertaining myself,
Was a habit I acquired
At a very young age;
It is how I know this is whom I am meant to be;
For the book of Psalms
Tells me I was designed by God,
While still in my mother’s womb;
God planned the child, teenager, and woman
I would grow to be;
God knew I would be alone,
So he gave me a gift with animals,
A reverse of Adam, so to speak - -
He made them for my companionship.
So yes, I know God created the path I will travel;
I was meant to remain unmarried,
To be content sharing my home
With only animal companions.
And I am satisfied with my life as is,
Because it is what God chose for me.