I'm Small, I'm God, I'm Words

I'm small, I'm useless,
you put these words into my head
and now, I don't know how to get them out.
From the start when I saw your face
I knew that this was going to happen.
"God why did this come over my path,
why did I see this face of utter hate,
O God, the aftermath,
what suffers will you have for my faith."
Again with this rhyme,
it needs to stop.
"God, what happened to me,"
I fall to my knees as I pray to you,
"These are my only words, o God,
hear them, but also help them.
For I am only a young boy,
sent into a world without sympathy.
A world where people die over greed, hate, guilt.
I'm only a small child, a mere boy,
armed with words, armed with knowledge.
God, do you hear me?"

Author's Note

I closed my eyes, not really, and started to write, and didn't stop... So this is from the heart and the hand, not the mind :)

Reviews

[Priscilla Sayers]

+And what a wonderful heart you have. Always take moments to write freely what comes to your mind, be it just an emotion or a word or a sight.... I like this one. The innocence is captured well.
But please...know that he always hears you and there are always lessons we learn in life even if those lessons are left unnoticed.
Believe in yourself and I have no doubt that even in a harsh world you will prevail, you will succeed.

[Dominique]

Wow, there is a sigifagant difference. Both are good but one is more philophical in a way than the other. This is amazing.

[Victoria PoetryBunny]

Emotion in this write is nice as you said "this is from the heart and the hand, not the mind".

[Scytheriax]

I absolutely love your poetry.
Brilliantly written.
I love the emotion in this piece as well.

[Luke Ritta]

I loved that you said the poem was from your heart and hand...i know what you mean...this is a great poem the the last line is amazing.

[Pratik]

Its full of the truest emotions.. the helplessness of innocence in the face of a big, bad world and its hatred.. such an ensnaring description of the universal truth.. Very well written Jaco.. :)

[Kat Collins]

Heartfelt and strong. It reminds me of one of my favorite songs by an old artist called "The Warrior is a Child." (Twila Paris). Writing from the heart is the best place. Keep going....you're getting better with each one! I love the wisdom in this poem.

[WatashLegend]

One small critique I don't know if the last line is out of place or if it just doesn't belong there at all for the shear fact you had me ending at "knowledge". Other than that great write.

[WritersSoul]

Classical, written so effortlessly and meaningfully :P

[Cascara (aka Sprint Goe..]

Really meaningful...
Good write!

[PaperDoll]

Very heartfelt, it captures a moment of despair very well. The sadness of a young child knowing despair so intimately is very sad.