Once the inspiration hits me, it usually takes less than an hour, for me to write a poem. It might take days, weeks, or even months to polish that same poem to my liking. I’ve been known to go back years later, to tweak a poem because I’m such a perfectionist. I want the poem to be the best that it can be, but the rough draft usually comes to me immediately.
Recently I had an idea for a poem. I would write one stanza a day for 4 days and create the stanza in my mind during my prayer and meditation. Most often, it’s during this prayer time that I feel the closest to God.
I’m happy, joyous, and free today from the madness of addiction, but I still need to reflect on those miserable times. It helps me to remain grateful for my new life now and to remember to give thanks to God.
This poem here is far from my best work but it perfectly reflects my feelings on how bad things were for so long and how almost suddenly it changed for the better. After years of begging, crying, and pleading to God to help me, He did. I look back now and can see He was helping me all along. I only had to get honest with God, and committed to a recovery program (AA), to finally find freedom from addiction.
FATHER IN HEAVEN- A Poem by David Ritter
Father in heaven, please forgive my sin,
I haven’t prayed since I don’t know when.
And as a result, my life is a mess,
in need of forgiveness, I confess.
Father in heaven, please hear my plea.
I’m now left blind, and unable to see.
I traveled the world, in search of hope,
and fell in a pit, unable to cope.
Father in heaven, please hear my cry.
I need your help, or I could die.
Give me the strength, to break the chain,
to unlock my heart, that feeds my brain.
Father in heaven, answered my prayer,
and blessed my life, so I can share,
how out of the pit, he delivered me,
and smashed the chains for victory!
© David Ritter 2/18/2021
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