“The One Who Fell Too Far”
(Tom Entrican 04/30/2022)
Like rain that needs a place to land, just one way it can go
And like the light that shines above, it hits the earth below
But never causing pleasantries or adding any good
He only strives for all the gain instead of what he should
He lingers long into the night the darkness is a friend
And when he seems to rise a bit he falls back down again
And while he shies away from light, if just to hide the scars
Those around him shake their heads at the one who fell too far
There was a time not long ago when he was not so bad
Though all the gossip in his name had made him very sad
When he would fall, the fingers all just pointed to his ways
Until the day when he gave up and fallen he would stay
Some would hope, a few would pray, though he did not abide
So the little bit of happiness in him went off to hide
While he endured indignity, his hopes locked in a jar
As all their tongues lashed out at him, the one who fell too far
Then one night his Master called and opened up his heart
And on his knees he prayed for strength, his world so torn apart
So much of life he wasted and so much he had to do
To find some higher place to land, his soul had been renewed
It took awhile for some to see the changes he had made
And those who really knew him, proclaimed that he was saved
He spoke of Jesus saving grace; that peace was in his heart
Some asked “who is this humble man”, the one who fell too far.