Just When...

Just when

Withstanding circumstances 

Intuitively provides relief

Discernment of the necessary 

Degradation merits consequential retorts

Just when 

The brilliance of the canvas

Highlighted the brilliance of the coming horizon 

Fittingly time had come

By rite of passage

A belief that the early tide granted mercy

Just when

Out of darkness...

No longer hidden...

Weapons formed against 

Attacking my spirit...

Disrupting the confidence of the heart

Causing the soul to be weak

So the world can destroy the flesh 

Just when

The utterances got authority 

Just when

Each step chosen cleared the path

Just when

The daily walks through hell challenged my faith

Faithful resilience

Withstood the battering storms 

Even when deterred by unanswered prayers 

Just when...

Aging alone seemed all certain 

Sabotaging today

To withstand the hurt tomorrow 

Man wasn't meant to be...

FJust when

It drains ever muscle just to atand

Trembling yet courageous enough to trust

Remodeling today in an effort 

To forge a brighter tomorrow 

Just when

Everything has been given 

When there is nothing left to offer

Take me as I am

Or leave me as I will forever be