by Robert A. Rowlett
Note: Written listening (and thus perhaps read) to “Standing By” by Pentatonix.
I feel the anthem in my heart change speeds
It picks up—frantic to do something that matters
Caught up in all of these attempts to do all of these deeds
The drum beat of my mind picks up its patters
If I’m going to matter in this life, I must first be in order
I cannot help the world if I don’t know how to help myself
If I am to help God accomplish what He wants to order
Then I have to make the space of my body available to Him and myself
Right now, other things occupy my mind
Right now, other things fight for my time
Right now, other things want to trip me up
Right now, those other things make me want to give up
The anthem in my heart is the only key to change
The anthem in my heart is the only way I am bright eyed
The anthem in my heart is the reason I’m standing by
The anthem in my heart is the anthem of the One inside
His song plays through my whole body
It’s constant and never ending
The closer to evil I get, the louder it plays
Until it is a thunderous storm swirling on the inside
The angels echoing and resounding in the backside
Screaming for the storm to be louder and louder
They are calling for more rain