Many make their vows to the church <br />To marriage and to honest work. <br />Some more sucessul than others <br />Even for this people will make you hurt. <br /> <br />They will say you think you're something <br />When all you did was try. <br />They will have you all alone <br />They want you to sit and cry. <br /> <br />Some give their lives to the Lord <br />And somehow forget to live it. <br />But when it comes down to your wrong <br />They won't let you forget it. <br /> <br />We wonder why so many <br />Expect so much from somone else. <br />But leave their own religion <br />On some old dusty shelf. <br /> <br />But deep inside we know <br />That prayer is what they need. <br />And hopefully they will understand <br />That God is love indeed. <br /> <br />You can't let idle gossip <br />Cause you to put on a show. <br />For then those who will observe <br />They sinner they would not know. <br /> <br />So keep your head up high <br />And remember to wipe your foot. <br />For no one desires applause <br />From someone whose full of soot.<br /><br />Cecelia Weir<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/live-it/
