When I base my future, by looking out, <br />My outlook might be bleak. <br />When I base my present from looking in, <br />I find the peace I seek. <br /> <br />For all I need, I already have, <br />The price, it was my pride. <br />All the treasures in life I sought, <br />Were simply waiting for me inside. <br /> <br />The things I thought, that made me weak, <br />From them, I found my strength. <br />If inner peace was what I wanted, <br />I'd have to go to any length. <br /> <br />I found that I was following, <br />Things that often go astray. <br />Like money, people and tomorrow, <br />But I all have is just today. <br /> <br />Money can be won and lost, <br />And people come and go. <br />Tomorrow is not guaranteed, <br />Today is all I know. <br /> <br />When my happiness, is mainly based <br />On things I can't rely. <br />I would turn my back away from truth, <br />And be facing only lies. <br /> <br />My happiness now, comes from within, <br />And upon God's will I lean. <br />For the true treasures that are found in life, <br />Are the ones that can't be seen. <br /> <br />Inside is our spirit, we are truly rich, <br />Our treasures, we are meant to give. <br />It is only until we die to ourselves, <br />We learn how to truly live. <br /> <br />But until that point, behind lies I hide, <br />Wrapped up in my own shell. <br />I know that Heaven simply waits, <br />But first, I must go through hell. <br /> <br />I reach my end, my ways must change, <br />Tired of living a life of lies. <br />So I nail my sins upon a cross, <br />So my spirit, now, can rise. <br /> <br />I now look back, then I look in, <br />So then I can look out. <br />The lessons taught and lessons learned, <br />Is what this journey is all about.<br /><br />Ryan Lee Morris<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/outlook-5/
