I've Walked Through the Desert Heat

a poem by our friend Scott Mitchell

I've walked through the desert heat

I've felt its sun blister my skin

I've shivered in the Montana snow

And even predicted my own end

I've slept with one eye open

In an alley way where junkies fix

Stolen from corporate America

Just for stupid silly kicks

I've sat for hous on city streets

Sparen for left overs and change

I've lied for the sake of lying

When the truth wouldn't hurt

I've lived a life of insanity

So illogical and absurd

And those who've tried to love me

I have simply pushed aside

Drunkenness and self loathing

Are the fortress walls in which I'd hide

Lord please take this sinner

And please save me from myself

I'm lost with no real direction

I need you Jesus an no one else

Come into my heart, Dear Lord

And teach me to walk within your light

Weaken me, for you're my only strength

Walk with me both day and night