Far from perfect fully protected
There once was a time that I spent my life,
In constant pursuit of sin and strife,
I wasted many days and most of my nights,
Drinking and partying and getting in fights,
I realized one day this is a fight I cannot win,
Not one more day do I want to begin,
Begin with a headache or memory lost,
Why am I here knowing the price it has cost,
The troubles that come from a life so spent,
Include the fact that 3 times to prison I went,
You would hope I had learned from freedom taken,
Yet even then I refused to awaken,
If we live to 100, life is too soon done,
It is a truth from which you cannot run,
Death is coming and it won't be long,
There is peace in knowing to whom you belong,
You may choose not to belive that Jesus saves,
It will not change that we will all find graves,
Some day we will see the truth of it all,
I pray before then upon Jesus you will call.
I am just a man and far from perfection,
The one thing I have is Christ's protection,
Eternity is forever and it does not end,
Only you can choose where eternity you spend.
Font size:
Submitted on August 20, 2014
Modified on March 05, 2023
- 1:04 min read
- 2 Views
Quick analysis:
Scheme | AABB CCXX DDEE EEFF GGHH EEII |
---|---|
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 1,016 |
Words | 212 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Translation
Find a translation for this poem in other languages:
Select another language:
- - Select -
- 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
- 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
- Español (Spanish)
- Esperanto (Esperanto)
- 日本語 (Japanese)
- Português (Portuguese)
- Deutsch (German)
- العربية (Arabic)
- Français (French)
- Русский (Russian)
- ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
- 한국어 (Korean)
- עברית (Hebrew)
- Gaeilge (Irish)
- Українська (Ukrainian)
- اردو (Urdu)
- Magyar (Hungarian)
- मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
- Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Italiano (Italian)
- தமிழ் (Tamil)
- Türkçe (Turkish)
- తెలుగు (Telugu)
- ภาษาไทย (Thai)
- Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
- Čeština (Czech)
- Polski (Polish)
- Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Românește (Romanian)
- Nederlands (Dutch)
- Ελληνικά (Greek)
- Latinum (Latin)
- Svenska (Swedish)
- Dansk (Danish)
- Suomi (Finnish)
- فارسی (Persian)
- ייִדיש (Yiddish)
- հայերեն (Armenian)
- Norsk (Norwegian)
- English (English)
Citation
Use the citation below to add this poem to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"Far from perfect fully protected" Poetry.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 6 Jun 2024. <https://www.poetry.com/poem/70982/far-from-perfect-fully-protected>.
Discuss the poem Far from perfect fully protected with the community...
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In