trust is like faith

i trust the overpasses i drive under won't collapse upon me

leaving me paper thin squashed beneath megatons of concrete

instantly integrated, with my car's metal,

liquified mixture of flesh and pulverized bone

like what happened to human victims in oakland, california years ago

and if it happens in one way or another,

i trust in God who preserves the eternal state of my soul

though my body be burned with fire

my bones to dust

i stub my toe, i cut my hand and finger

no pleasant things like these do i care to have

my body loses strength with daily malaise threats

disease and vice lie at the threshold of every door

unexpected tragedy expected any, every day

happens to the lot of us, no escape

i trust in peace of mind while entrust to him

the God who made heaven and the universe

i trust earthquakes, tornadoes and hurricane

tsunami survival and things of that nature

radiation fallout, poisoned water, traffic accidents

human errors through which to cope

i trust i survive unphased, unmaimed

but if i succumb to death by that hand 

or land in a wheelchair or hospital bed,

i hope and trust in God 

who preserves my eternal state, my soul

though my body be burned with fire

my bones to dust

i trust that if i be in a milling crowd of bullets flying

my people brothers dying, caring for the wounded

loving the fallen, by the ruthless hand of a psycho killer

wielding weapons of senseless hate,

i trust in God who preserves the eternal state of souls

who trust in him

though i may not fully understand

i trust in him by default borne of years led by his hand

i wasn't there when he made it all

but i know enough to trust in him

like i know enough to follow love,

live by his truth,

know enough to refrain from evil

know the difference between it and good

i trust in my ability to think and reason 

keep at work,

watch my back,

i've read about nuclear attack

still pay my bills,

i know the fine line between poverty and wealth

been both places and in between, its understood

learned it does no good to get mad at God

i trust that if i were to be destitute tomorrow and lose it all

that God would take care of me in one way or another

i trust i will not lose my mind as i ponder the myriad traps

the unseen snares

tomorrow's challenges of predicted coming storms

political world's upheaval's, 

wars and rumors of war

i dwell on dread like most human kinds

ignorance may be bliss to common beasts

knowledge is good, but may cause worry, anxiety and pain

i trust in God though i walk through the valley of shadow of death

and i fear no evil

i've seen my fellow human brothers through the media 

all around the world by telecommunication, technology's boon

i've seen their sufferings mostly, though some good celebrations too

sometimes it seems the world is becoming unglued

between man and nature's doings

but i chose to trust in all the good 

the good of humanity is doing to undo the bad

that some men seem bent to inflict on their own 

i trust and seek and i find in you reason for being

love beyond my capability's own

i find in you the truth

it will not shake from my trust

it will not falter, waver long when i lose sight of you

through some calamity of man or nature's doing

i trust that when i lose my sight of you, it will again restored be

though my ears have heard and seen in printed form

some men mock your name and fame

i trust in your words and deeds upon this earth

through all of living history past

through to today and what tomorrow brings

i have no other choice