The Pain is Here to Stay The pain is here to stay There is no escape, don't turn the other way It ain't a cape, I wear the drape (humbly) Far away in a country From which I had to flee (refugee) Where I was born, where I came from Now with more graves than relatives alive don't cave, misbehave deprive, contrive Reality is not what it used to be Growing up, a wanna be Now a grown man Kind of forgot the plan And the promises I made And prayed, in first grade, All seems to fade Away, Away Total Depravity Is like gravity Pulling me down Made from dust back to the ground There is no crown Ain't ready for another round The only remedy Is the Son of Divinity And Christianity The eternal reality. Eating the Trout Trophy (It's a hidden meaning) Overdosing with coffee Screaming and dreaming For a new beginning... The pages of Scripture Paint a new picture The eternal hope I will put on the white rope Of Salvation And Redemption I am a new creation. I am alive No longer deprived. 09/13/2023 Copyright