“The One Who Fell Too Far”

“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.