Poem

Dear Daisy (p.242)
ISBN 1-932878-03-3
Library of Congress Cataloging Number 2004091496
384 -page 6 x 9 original edition Hardcover $ 27.95
©June 2004 Rising Sparrow Press, Rochester, New York
RisingSparrowPress.com

I Aint Complainin’ Lord, But

I aint complainin’ Lord, really I’m not
Just some things would have been easier if only…

I hadn’t been so little when I was smart
Or lost my smarts when I got bigger
If only I hadn’t been lookin’ to see the road so far ahead
Been better to see more the stones on the road
Saved trippin’

I aint complanin’ Lord, really I’m not
Just sometimes would’ve been better to find the words
Other times forgot a few before they’d been said
Not easy to keep things straight in one head

I aint complainin’ Lord, really I’m not
Just some days seem too long
Then others too short
Too many burdens, not enough songs
I aint complainin’ Lord, really I’m not
When I pray to ask ‘bout what I can’t see
Or did You see what I wish to have missed?
You must see, But You aint always into tellin' me

I aint complainin’ Lord, really I’m not
Been times the wind blows ‘round too much sand
Rains spill over too many crick paths
Winds and Rains been harsh and I can sure lose my way

I aint complainin’ Lord, really I’m not
Just this World’s ways I don’t understand
But it’s wants it sure can demand
Just so much a mind or heart can stand

I aint complainin’ Lord, really I’m not
But sometimes I am too smart or too aware
Other times I am definitely not
Then some days down deep I even don’t care

Please God, mostly, I be askin’ more than telling You
somethin’ now
Thanks for listenin’
‘Cause others aint nohow.