Reflections
by Jerry

Another sun sets in the yonder 
Oblivious to all of its dependants 
With its last ray, goes by another day 
Hours and minutes that have simply been idled away 
 
Idled because when you ask yourself 
�Did I fulfill my promise today?� 
What I should have done, could have done, would have done 
Weighed against 
What I HAVE done 
 
Is the world a better place today? 
Is there more love, more peace, more joy today? 
As compared to 
The bitterness of yesterday 
 
Is my family closer knit together? 
Do we really know each other, understand each other, 
Overwhelmingly love each other 
Or do we simply pretend 
To be in a home that is like no other 
 
Do my friends know any better about the care I have for them? 
Am I appreciated? Do I appreciate the more? �� Do they know? 
Or has everybody taken each other for granted 
Thinking they can always be told tomorrow 
 
Was the girl I love showered with love today? 
Did I delight her? Did I tell her that my heart beats only for her, and no other 
Or did I slight her 
By not being there when all she needed was me to be with her 
 
And now, a new day dawns upon me 
What it holds for me, is only in my hands to decide 
What a breathtaking sight that dawn beholds 
And I ask myself�. 
Will it give me the energy to fulfill my promise today? 


Exam Prayer
by P.L. Umayal

Now I sit me down to study 
I pray the Lord I won�t go nutty 
If I should fail to learn this junk 
I pray the Lord I will not flunk 
But if I do, don�t pity me at all 
Just sit my butt down in study hall 
Tell my parents I did my best 
Then pile my books upon my chest 
Now I lay me down to rest 
And pray I�ll pass tomorrow�s test 
If I should die before I wake 
That�s one less test I�ll have to take! 


Despair
by L_Mee

Having families 
That, who won�t believe 
 
To have friends beside you 
Yet, feeling they were miles away 
 
To have confidence 
Just to be brushed aside 
 
To have trusted 
Just to be cheated 
 
To have loved, to have really cared 
Turned out � just to be despaired 


Most Richly Blessed
Anonymous

Sometimes I wonder when things go so wrong, 
Has God forsaken and left me alone? 
Then I remember through trials and distress 
He�s always with me, 
I�m most richly blessed. 
 
I asked god for strength, that I might achieve, 
I was made weak, that I might learn humbly to obey, 
I asked for health, that I might do greater things, 
I was given infirmity, that I might do better things, 
I asked for riches, that I might be happy, 
I was given poverty, that I might be wise. 
 
I asked for power, that I might have the praise of men, 
I was given weakness, that I might feel the need of God. 
I asked for all things, that I might enjoy life, 
I got nothing that I asked for- but everything that I had 
hoped for, and almost despite myself, 
my unspoken prayers were answered. 
He�s always with me, 
I�m most richly blessed. 


Tears
by De'Serv5

Tears �. 
Pieces of diamonds, of pearls, 
Running down your cheek, 
Slowly, tenderly, but yet, confirms 
What you are 
What you feel 
Enough to be said, all in a glimpse.  
 
It maybe sadness or laughter, 
Yet eases what you feel inside. 
It maybe signs of weakness or terror,  
But is it what you really feel inside? 
 
No one can deny that,  
No one can hold you back, 
It's yours and yours alone.  
Let it flow as you wish,  
As you desire,  
As you believe what's right.

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