The Me Within

Where is the me that hides inside my body,
the I resides, abides inside my soul,
the self within a life so short and spotty,
that takes all three of me and makes a whole?

This time and place for me I did not choose,
yet in my here and now I’m free to roam,
for body, time and place I only use,
this transitory life is not my home.

The self of short is not the I of long,
it’s fun a while, but heaven’s fun will last,
God does not make me weak to last, but strong,
the future counts, the present soon is past.

Lord, here and now be with my self and I,
I trust You’ll then be with me when I die.

                   by Pete Voelz           7/5/15