The Reasons I Smile (Unedited)

Today is a day; the kind that I like

The kind to be fishing or riding a bike

Or go on a hike or dive in a pool

With weather so sticky I need to keep cool

I play like a fool … or maybe a youth.

I won’t ever change to tell you the truth

And if you’re a sleuth, before a long while

You’ll figure my tricks; the reasons I smile

With piles of reasons, where should I start?

This one is for God who’s filling my heart

Again my lips part like curtains spread wide

When God pays a visit my teeth never hide

Right through my insides he makes me feel great

Really it’s better than I can relate

Imagine this state … then please join me there

A place with no worries, no worldly cares

Just sharing and helping and friends all around

With riverside music supplying the sound

My heaven’s been found; my skills have been too

Some trait that I love will start shining through

I’ll serve it to you and I’ll never spill

That’s how I will live without paying bills

We all will be useful in some kind of way

With smiles from neighbors much better than pay

The day-to-day struggles like: “Where are my keys?”

“Did I lock the door?” Forget about these…

No hefty late fees and no angry drunks

There's food on each plate and nice smelling skunks

And courts I can dunk on … I hope that they’re there

With me and a ball just flying through air

I dare to imagine my future ahead

That’s why a smile is glued to my head

I’m ready and willing to trade it all in

For life at His side and shelter from sin

In that I feel peace, which fills me each day