I'll still be there

poem by: Ryan Barger
Written on Sep 07, 2015

When you've left you're home
And the sky has fallen
When the devil flies by
And the mountains are removed

When you've watered the streets 
With you're tears
And the butterfly has fallen
When you've cried out from the streets
And preached from the storefronts

When you're address is two feet away
On a pole on the side of the freeway
And the waters flow and swirl
Going wherever they go

When the shelter of the most high
Is a Catholic saint
And the shadow of the almighty is the side of the road

When there's one swallow of water left
And you have to get out of the ditch you're in
When you sit down and you can't get up

When you're drinking water from a pipe
 off the roof of a church
And shaking the dust off you're feet on the steps
When you think you might have seen hope at the bus station
But they make you sit in the back

I'll still be there

 

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Timothy Nelson commented:
This says to me that this is a description of God's promise to us. Good poem and word flow.
ryan barger commented:
Thank you
R.T. Aquinas commented on Oct 08, 2018 at 12:53pm
Great poem. Love it.

 

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