The World is Mine

Taking, stealing, grabbing,
everything in the world is mine.
It's not for somebody else,
it is there for me for the taking.

The more I took, the more I grabbed,
the more I lost.
Everything slipped through my fingers.
The tighter I hold, the quicker it fled.
I thought I could posses the world
but the world possessed me.

Then I opened my hand,
I gave away, surrendered all
and freely released the world
for it has lost its power over me.

I joyfully blessed the poor,
cared for the wounded,
and loved the broken-hearted.

In the midst of my poverty,
I discovered that all is God
and His is mine
so now I'm free
for the world is mine.


(inspired by Psalm 50:12)