My Jesus

At 15, I was an athiest.
No gods in my world, but my desires.
From 16-17, I was a Buddhist.
Buddhism didn't make me feel

safe - I felt thrown into
the universe - a speck of dust -
on my own - wrestling with the demons
in my head. Then one day I picked up

the Bible and fell in love with Jesus.
The next day was so beautiful - as if
a secret had been revealed - a veil lifted -
my place in this world secure,

and had I not listened to the voice
of men, I could have walked closer
to my Beloved as He sows kindness
and forgiveness in the path of life.