Taped to a Wall

Taped to a Wall

One day I witnessed children being taped to a wall.
Giddy and happy children with no thought of a fall.

Then I thought of my predicament with my back
against a wall, I too felt trapped, taped like a plaque.

It all began one fair, blue and spring day
when deception and drama began its play.

Dedicated by the righteous I invested in a scheme.
All of my savings I invested into this dream.

Oh the world is beautiful filled with kind folks.
Like a beautiful tapestry with roses to coax.

But beware the wolf hides behind the bush,
like a phantom, unseen, ready to jump and push.

The darkness arrived while learning the news.
The police had ensconced a man broken and bruised.

This man was the one I trusted with my last dime,
the one just arrested for committing a mortal crime.

Would you do the same if it were the Lord?
Would you give him all that you had stored?

Well I watched him carry his load and then be nailed
for a crime rightfully his, but justice had failed.

I felt trapped, with my back up against the wall.
For I could not help the man when he began to fall.

Would I do it again? Yes, everyday of my life.
For I invest in the heaven's with all my strife.