IS THE GRASS REALLY GREENIER ON THE OTHER SIDE

 

 

 

 

A young woman sees a woman with little ones passing by

I wish I was her, she thinks….

A single female looking at a married family

She thinks, I wish I had that life…..

One the outside looking in

Can’t see the scars under the skin

Always looking at the other side

Wanting what they have- never satisfied.

Always looking on the other side

Can’t see what’s in front of you

Your eyes are on someone else’s prize

You don’t know what they went through

The poor looking at the rich

Why them and not me

The weak looking at the strong

They think some people are just lucky

Sometimes the grass does look greener over there

But we don’t know what they had to go through

To get where they are at

Be content with what you got

Be faithful in little and God will give you more

The young woman doesn’t know that the woman with kids

She’s on welfare struggling barely scraping by

And that she’s thinking she wished she would have listened to her mother

The young woman doesn’t see or hear the groans and the sighs

The single female doesn’t see the married woman’s black eyes.

And all the praying and trying to leave at night.

She doesn’t see the kids afraid and abused

Always having to lie to people and the teachers at school.

On the outside looking in

Can’t see the scars under the skin

Always looking at the other side

Wanting what they have; never satisfied.

God has a plan for you

He loves you and He desires for it to come true

Be careful what you want in life

Especially if the life you want is not meant for you.

Don’t you know that God wants what’s best

Can’t you see he loves his prince and princess

He can’t give you something that’s not good for you

What father will give his child a stone when what they need is bread.

You can’t see what’s in front of you

Cause you want to wear girlfriend’s shoe

That shoe was not made for you

God has your own shoe custom made

Stop looking over the fence

And try to enjoy your own shade

Be thankful for what you do have

Before even what you do have, God takes away.

A young girl tired of following her parents rules

I want to do what I want to do

It’s my life, I’m in control

You’re too dumb; you can’t tell me nothing.

Can’t see that she’s digging a hole

The same hole her mother fell into

She’s doomed to repeat the same mistakes

Because she wants to wear someone else’s shoe

At least I finished school; You didn’t

I know more than you; you quit

My friends mom finished college and makes more money than you

What she doesn’t know is her friends mom sold her soul to gain it.

On the outside looking in

Can’t see the scars under the skin

Always looking at the other side

Wanting everybody else’s -never satisfied

Always looking at the other side

Can’t see what’s in front of you

Your eyes are on someone else’s prize

You don’t even know what they’ve been through

Why are we never satisfied

Why do we look to things to fill us up

More money, more money we cry

When we see the people with money

Become so filled with pride

We always ask for more; Never enjoying what we have

We find were not in control anymore

God doesn’t want our desires to dominate us

He wants us to delight in him desiring him alone.

 

 

 

 

Author's Note

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Reviews

[thecoolone52]

god must b pretty selfish then if were only suppose to beleive in only him..... OHHH no i didnt hahahah i liked your whole theme to the poem.... nice rhyme sceme and cerebal flow..... not into the entire religious thing but you dont have to be religous to realize all the good things we have in America... So tubular display of words!!!