Flying to Survive

October 15, 2016 by Richard Newton Sherrer Leave a Comment

Open Your ears to my prayer,
Hide not Your mercy from me;
I desire as to share,
The suffering within me.

Pay attention what I say,
I am restless and confused;
Please answer me as I pray,
About how my foes have abused.

My enemy shouts insults,
Wicked people persecute;
More like children than adults,
As they bombard me with fruit.

Misery has been crashing down,
With anger as they attack;
I am treated like a clown,
The stabbing me in my back.

Turmoil is in my heart,
And seized by terrors of death;
By tearing my mind apart,
As I am gasping for breath.

Horror has me shake with fear,
If I had wings like a dove;
I would fly away from here,
To where You give peace and love.

I would fly so far away,
Where there is a resting place;
A very safe place where they,
Would be unable to trace.

A shelter that I can find,
From the raging wind and storm;
A place for to ease my mind,
Far from the chaotic norm.

Disasters are everywhere,
Leaving oppression and fraud;
As tranquility is rare,
While they honor a false god.

But I call on You, O Lord,
Morning, afternoon and night;
Because I am not ignored,
To make my future look bright.

Copyright © 2016 Richard Newton Sherrer

About Richard Newton Sherrer

Richard Sherrer is actually retired from the United States Air Force about 14 years ago. He had lived in Korea while in the Air Force in 1972 and 1973. You might be asking yourself what brought him back to Korea. I guess you could say that it was a lot of love here, for the country, the people and especially for a Christian woman that he met on the Internet. She convinced him to return to be with her. So he came originally to teach English in July of 2000. They were married July of 2001. Now turned poet which is subject that is near and dear to his heart. His love for Christ and God is an inspiration to all who read his poetry.

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