Amazing Grace

At 6
I fell off
a ladder
of a High Dive
and landed
on my head
Tasting Concrete
placed in intensive care
it was touch and go
but
Amazing Grace
got me through

While exploring
a tunnel close
to my home
when I was 12
I faced 
an escaped convict
who told me
to keep
my mouth
shut
In fear I kept
silent
yet
it was Amazing Grace
that kept me
from being
harmed

In my 20's
I remember
crawling through 
barbed wire
with bullets
soaring overhead
I was  left unscathed
For it was the
guardian Angel
of Amazing Grace
that kept me alive

I recall at 42
having a massive
heart attack
while driving
home to my
family from
a long day at
work
I was not supposed
to survive
Amazing Grace
made me 
a survivor 

I remember decades
of becoming a 
master of Persuasion
which at times
allowed me 
a very lucrative
income
it left 
My conscience 
to be  in conflict, 
however it was 
your
Amazing Grace
that allowed me
to strive
to become 
something
better

Today
Honestly
I don't know
If I am a
better
person
but I
do know
that it is your
Amazing Grace
that gives
me the courage
to strive to
be