HANDS

Hands
By R. Meuser

There are hands that are large
hands that are small
There are hands that are raised
to answer the call

There are hands that are rough
hands that are smooth
There are hands that irritate
hands that sooth

There are hands of sincerity
hands of deceit
There are hands we shake
when people we meet

There are hands that paint
hands that write
There are hands of power
for which to fight

There are hands that are shaky
hands that are calm
There are hands to support us
in the cleft of their palm

There are hands we can trust
hands we should not
There are hands that helped us
when ourselves we could not

There are hands that pull you up
hands that pull you down
There are hands to guide you
to show you all around

There are the hands of man
or the hands of God
Whose hands will you be in,
when you leave this sod?

There is only one truth
and steady it stands
You will be eternally safe
when you’re in God hands.