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Lament For Ryan
A Poem: When One You Love Falls Away
You will always be my friend, but
I wish you’d stayed my brother.
Where to begin, how to start?
There is just so much inside my heart
We prayed, we laughed, we watched God run
We bowed down together and worshiped the Son
Your face glowed and I was ever so aware
I prayed that my face too, would glow with such deep care
So I don’t know when it happened
I can’t give an exact date
I know it wasn’t overnight,
I watched you slowly drift away
Time passed, and deep down I knew, things really were not right
Although your face still shown, it wasn’t quite the same light
My friend, I always wanted a brother
And that is what you were
Yet though my tears are bitter
There is One whose tears are pure
He waits longingly for your heart
Which He had not completed molding
He wants to give nothing but love
If you returned, there would be no scolding
How I long to call you brother
How He longs to call you son
He wants you to be free
He wants you back where you begun
Your worth doesn’t come from actions
Or even a good heart
The only place to find it,
Is where you had to start
Within the love of Jesus
Is the beginning and the end
I beg you to hear the Father crying
Consider Him more than me, my friend
I will not give up my crying
Of this there is no fear
Nor will the Father give up His wooing
Until He once again can call you heir
If only you could hear…
How I long to call you brother
How He longs to call you son
If you would only turn to hear His beckoning,
You would get to see Him run
Please Ryan, please…Come!
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