what do i see
when i look to the sky
i gaze upon infinite possibility
i admit to you
many times i have disagreed
with his chart of my life destiny
but he has the final say
yes he does
so when i see a dove
flying gracefully when i sleep
i know in my heart
words like blessings and faith
are not obsolete
and when i wake in the morning
i fall right down to my knees
thanking the supreme
for another reprieve
what do i believe
when i look within
i see a man who looks like me
finally ready to receive
direction from my anscestral kin
there are spirits dancing all around me
keeping my mind focused
on the journey ahead
so many chapters in this life
waiting to be read
and when i contemplate
all of my lifes ups and downs
only his word could lift me
he is that profound
what do i see
when i look into your eyes
i gaze upon a guarantee
that all baptized
in the blood of the spirits
are simply beautiful
lord knows i was so pitiful
i once ignored the blessings
you would bring
but now when i hear the chior sing
i truly believe there is a place for us
if in his wisdom we trust
and when all around me
were prepared to shatter my glass home
you stood up and said
let he without sin cast the first stone
what do i believe
when i look into the future
i see many with faith being displeased
for real love is giving willingly
not being a consumer
the dark secrets we all keep
he will one day reveal
yes he will
those who pray with zeal
but their hearts dont really feel
saying certain races
and those of different sexual persuasion
wont be let into the heavenly gates
but i am not willing to be
in a paradise that segregates
you see
i have had more than enough
of that mess here on earth
so if heaven is as divided
as the earthly church
what is heaven really worth
what do i see
what do i believe
i believe the word of god
is written in many books
but the true words of god
are written on our hearts
many times the last place we look
when we say we believe
in justice
in truth
in our fellow man and woman
in the god we trust
that is what i believe
and that is what i see
when i look within
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