When I’m in trouble
Or in need
Help me to follow
Your decree
To listen twice
Before I speak
And wait awhile
Before I freak
And in that quiet
Grace to rest
See in your cross
That You know best
Listen Twice by Peter Caligiuri © 2020 All rights reserved

Nice poem of something we all need to do. Thanks for posting it.
Thanks Geri. I appreciate knowing someone enjoyed my little verse.