#Poetry #Poem
THE GOOD LIFE
by Bill Kochman
https://www.billkochman.com/Poetry
02-10-2023
You tell me that you are just fine,
You don’t need any God in your life,
You’ve got a nice job, home and car,
Plus there are kids and a pretty wife.
All of your friends totally adore you,
They think you are so really cool,
You hang out together on weekends,
Drinking beer by your swimming pool.
Money has never been a big problem,
You will even splurge now and then,
But clearly something is missing,
You need to think this over again.
Your life may now seem so perfect,
You worked hard to get to the top,
But someday you will be surprised,
When your ticker comes to a stop.
Even though you may now deny Him,
You will then stand before the Lord,
He will look in His book of records,
And know that Him you have ignored.
No, your friends will not be around,
Not your wife, or even one single kid,
Just you alone under God’s spotlight,
As He takes account of all you did.
He will say, yes, you led a good life,
You were a good husband, father too,
You worked so honestly at your job,
And poor folks you even helped a few.
Yet there is one major thing lacking,
Which all your deeds just cannot buy,
You see, that is exactly the reason,
Why for you I willingly chose to die.
But you so foolishly spurned my gift,
Worldly things deceived your heart,
So as truly tragic as it may now be,
From my presence you must depart.
