Down In The Dumps
I’ve been feeling mighty low.
I don’t have anywhere to go.
I don’t have the energy to move.
I barely have enough to fix a little food.
I just lie here on the couch.
Wondering what life’s all about.
I flip through the TV channels.
Might as well look at hard wood panels.
It is all the same to me. All as boring as it can be.
No one takes the time to stop by.
They won’t even give the phone a try.
So life drags on for another day.
I just lie here and waste away.
Did God deal me an honest hand?
Did He make me all that I am?
At least I have two arms and legs.
I can’t really be one who begs.
My eyes and ears are good too.
I’m smart enough to not be a fool.
Then why am I here wasting away?
There has got to be a better way.
Let’s look at the want ads for jobs.
Looking for work is not too odd.
There’s lots of jobs I can do.
I must clean up and interview.
A month later I was looking good.
I had a job. the money was good.
Several girls were looking my way.
What else more is there to say?
I let myself sink into a hole of self pity.
The end result was not very pretty.
I’d like to say I pulled myself out.
But, prayer did the trick to get me out.
I found out later the prayers weren’t all mine.
Now, that person is with me all the time.
If not in person, then in my thoughts.
If I lose her I will really be distraught.
Happy days are here again.
With me & God & my new friend.
————————————————R. W. Johnson—–(2014)