I've-Encountered-Beauty

I've-encountered-beauty I've-encountered-fear and I've encountered death I've encountered hate and, I've encountered love And I know which one I choose. Oh, I've met with deprivation And I've met with an overflowing river of charity Oh, I've met with the devil And better still, I've been sent an angel for free. Oh, I've faced adversity. And been given clemency advocating some heavenly mercy Oh, I've faced eternal damnation And found liberation in my heart and soul I've encountered hunger and vagrancy And found morsels of nourishing hope The marrow of some old truth That feeds my mind tells me to be kind. Oh, I've come across snakes in the grass That has bitten me But I don't advocate any vengeance Because I've-encountered-beauty, immeasurable all around me.