I Smile

I smile because he loved me.
I smile because he's here.
I smile because I'm confidant -
My God is one who cares.

I smile though I'm crying
I smile though I'm torn.
My God has not forsaken me
He won't leave me forlorn.

I smile when I read
the ramblings that I write.
I smile because I'll have victory,
though I nearly lose the fight.

I smile at the memory
of many moments gone past.
I smile with all my strength
and pray that it will last.

I smile for I am not one
who lives without hope.
I smile as I look ahead
For God has tossed a rope.

I smile for though this poem will end,
I have found my will-
When I find my smile weak
I will smile still.