It’s called Five Minute Friday. Each week, we write freely on a one-word prompt, then link up at the amazing Kate Motaung’s site. It’s a flash mob of writers having fun and sharing their short take on one word. This week’s prompt is: Right
I was so sure of everything. Convinced I was right.
The lines seemed so clear. So black and white.
My angles were sharp. My convictions strong.
My side of the tracks. The right side of the tracks. The other’s wrong.
Hard bargains and wedges. Lines in the sand.
Always this or that. Up or down. In or out. Never and.
So blind. So much pride. So little empathy. Such fragility.
Until God’s grace. Jesus. Increased love. Humility.
Stooping For Manna 
Been there, done that, got the T-shirt, and it fitted all too well.
Yeah, I thought that I was right,
but turned out, I was wrong.
Thought I was so very bright,
but sang the moron’s song
that boasted of my intellect,
that catered to my pride;
I guess that, in this fell respect,
was better I had died
than set myself so very high,
a little tin-pot god,
demanding love from every eye,
and that all be awed
by my brains and common sense
and Satanic eloquence.
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Great verse, Andrew! Thanks for visiting:)
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oh great stanza you wrote! Yes! Thank you for sharing that!
fmf #13
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Thanks for stopping by, Mariel!
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Until grace. Always grace.
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Amen! Thanks for stopping by, Susan!
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So good!
Annie FMF #18
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Thanks, Annie!
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“So blind. So much pride.” …So familiar. Thank God for his grace to open eyes and lead to humility.
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Love your creative work here! Great post!
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Thanks, Cindy! Appreciate you stopping by:)
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