Poetry
Portaging the falls
Slipping from inner city
Speedbumps, ran into
The Kid, no more than 15
Begging bus change
Clean faux 'Gap' & buzz cut
Not a gang kid, yet
Something about him
Struck me hard
Hands running on scalp
As if his mind hurt
Ready to run
Sands of time sifting
Underfoot, he murmured
Above rush hour “I knew Jesus once,
But, I lost my mind…”
Strange dark sad cloud eyes
“He hasn’t forgotten you,”
I promised, humble prayers
Winging as he flew, a sparrow
Begging crumbs when
I knew God needed him
To know...the whole universe
Was actually his for the taking.
Copyright 2011 S. Michaels
With prayers for John, somewhere in the inner city
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Very touching; so much emotion flying around in this poem.
Jesus is Great. He loves us. Let us love him. Thank you for this article Susan.
We've seen so many like him and you portray him well - May god help us to reach more of them
What powerful imagery. Praying for John along with you.
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