I Must Remember

I MUST REMEMBER...



I MUST REMEMBER TO BE GRATEFUL
I AM
BUT OFTEN WHEN THE SUN IS SHINING
IT’S HARD TO REMEMBER RAIN
I MUST REMEMBER TO BE THANKFUL

I WAS AT DEATH’S DOOR
I HEARD THE SIREN CALL
COME
END PAIN
CONFUSION
LIMITED MOBILITY
HALTING SPEECH
CONFUSION
AND I WAS TEMPTED
MOROSE
I WANTED OUT
I WAS SEVERELY TEMPTED

I'VE ALWAYS FELT
I WAS ONE OF GOD’S FAVORITES
AND I WAS DEEPLY ASHAMED
AND PUT GOD FAR AWAY
BUT HE WOULDN'T GO

SEE LOVE
HE SAID
SEE ME
IN YOUR WIFE
CHILDREN
CHILDREN’S CHILDREN
FRIENDS
PEOPLE WHO OPEN DOORS
AND OFFER SEATS
SEE GOD IN GOODNESS AROUND YOU
ALL OF THEM SINGING LIVE
THERE WOULD BE A HOLE IN OUR HEART
IF YOU WERE GONE
LIVE

MY WIFE’S CARE
LAUGHTER OF CHILDREN
PRAYER OF FRIENDS
AND STRANGERS
CALLED ME BACK FROM THE DOOR

LIKE COMING UP FROM A DEEP PLACE
LIKE COMING UP FROM WATER
LIKE COMING OUT OF THE FONT
AFTER IMMERSION
LIVE
CHILD OF GOD
LIVE

AND THEN I TOLD A JOKE
GOOD FOR ME
NOT SO GOOD FOR EVERYONE ELSE
AND KNEW I WAS ON THE MEND

I MUST REMEMBER TO BE GRATEFUL
FOR THE LOVE ALL AROUND ME
AND GOD’S HAND
ALWAYS
ON MY SHOULDER


FRANK A VOLLMER