Hold Of The Mind

When it comes to being optimistic
There is a fine line that separates
Optimism from wishful thinking

And often the latter takes
Hold of the mind
Of a man or a woman

Taking them to a lofty
Fantasy land where
All things are at its best

A state of delusion

The Number One Seller

You really have to hand it to reality
When it comes to drama
Not Hollywood
Not books
Or drunken imagination

Sober reality
Will knock anyone's socks off
Prompting people to say
You just can't write this stuff

Raising the question
Why should anyone read a novel
Or write one for that matter
When every excitement
Scenario beyond imagination
Is right there on the internet

Fresh daily happenings
All day and all night
With ceaseless drama

Such that if someone
Wrote a novel with
No drama whatsoever 

It would become
The number one seller
On NYTimes bestseller list
As the best fiction

To The Dry Desert

People say
You can lead a horse
To the water
But you cannot make it drink

Christians say
You can lead a horse
To the water
And God can make it drink

God says
You can lead a horse
To the dry desert
And I can make it drink

Hidden In The Shadows

Like a farmer waiting for harvest

Without having sown a single seed

Why would Christians in this country

Be persecuted
When no one proclaims 

In public the word of God

Gathering only in designated places

Being careful not to offend anyone

Not mentioning sins and repentance

Free to worship without imposing

Why would there ever be persecutions 

Of Christians in this country

When the country is heading towards
The days of Sodom and Gomorrah
And the Christians are silent

Hidden in the shadows
Perhaps waiting for Jonah