Nice Try

You tried to mute me.

It didn’t work.

You tried to kill me.

It didn’t hurt

my feelings or my faith in Him.

My strength and knowing from within

will always save me from your tries.

I’m not affected by your lies.

You tried to make me thinkI’m crazy.

That fell through

so you thought maybe

no one’s heard the words I’ve said

and so I’d rather just be dead.

But I’m not easy.

Bribes don’t please me.

Don’t care if they think I’m sleazy.

So I’ll join the other fiddles

who resort to speech through riddles.

I will get my point across when

they all seemo think I’m lost.

You didn’t win.

My life in sin

is just what makes me

feel akin

to all of you

who think you’re through

with life

until you’re made

anew.