Masks In my bedroom drawer neatly tucked away
What mask to church will I wear today?
There are four from which I have to choose
But today I'll wear the one that hides the Blues

My Smiley mask I've nearly worn out
It hides so well my fears and doubts
My Spiritual mask works like a jewel
It hides me when I'm mean and cruel

The mask I call my Ace in the Hole
Hides me when my heart is cold
Sometimes I wish others could see
Right past the mask and into me

And help me find my way back home
To God's dear arms from whence I've roamed
But others seem to do so well
My failures I wouldn't dare to tell

Then the question to myself I ask
I wonder if they too wear a mask?

Cheryl A. Mariano
Copyrighted

I Kept My Promise Didn't I?

Lord, by your stripes you said we're healed
You said "I Am the God that healeth thee"
But today my loved one is no more
Upon the earth with me

I prayed Lord if you're willing
You can make him whole
" I will" is what I heard you say
Yet we buried him today

Then in the stillness of my soul
Jesus said, "Beloved it is I"
Child of mine with eyes of faith
Look up to heaven high

Behold your loved one here with me
Completely healed, he did not die
He's alive with me forevermore
I kept my promise didn't I?

Cheryl A. Mariano