The Tale of a Dave
A Poem dedicated to all of My friends at The CrossCurrent.
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There once was a man named Dave. Who laughed and worked and played.
And then one day this man named Dave, just suddenly threw it away.
He traded it in for devices so thin.
He traded it in for some chains.
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His chains were his friend they treated him swell.
He liked how they looked, how they felt.
Yet slowly and surely they dragged him away
To a place that felt so much, just like hell.
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“Never” he thought, “in millions of years,
Did I think I would end up this way.
Why did I ever think it was smart,
To replace what I had for a chain.”
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So there the man sat. Down deep in that hole.
In that place where Despair was his friend.
He patiently waited, In darkness remained.
Expecting to meet his dark end.
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He moaned and he wailed. He wept and he cried.
Believing His life was all through.
When out in the dark, a whisper he heard.
Someone else was there with him too.
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“Who could it be” he wondered. He thought.
“Who else would reside in this place.”
The whispers grew louder, he could stand it no more
He lifted his eyes and his face.
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There right before him stood an Old Rugged Cross.
Stained with blood, stained with tears, yet was empty.
There were nails and a hammer, and a crown made with thorns.
Yet a comfort he felt from this tree.
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From behind in the darkness a presence he felt.
Familiar, and warm, just like home.
A hand on his shoulder. Words burned like fire.
“My child you were never alone.”
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“All of this time you sat in the mud
You wallowed in all your self pity
You thought no one cared, that no one out there,
Could ever love someone so iffy”
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“Always, you’ve lived, as if you were the worst”
You’ve treated yourself just like garbage.
But your wrong, you should know,
I Care for you, I created you free from this cage”
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“I was there when you chose to give it away.
I was there when you picked up those chains.
Disappointed I was to see you give in.
But NEVER did I go away”
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“There is something my child, that you must understand
I knew that this day would soon come.
I was not surprised when you cursed and you lied.
Did you think I was really that dumb.”
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“You can not escape from the love that I Am.
You can not erase or replace it.
You can try to out run what I’m feeling for you.
But theres no distance so far I can’t reach it”
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“You can build up a fortress so mighty and strong.
You can hide somewhere deep in the braces.
You can try to ignore who I made you to be.
But theres no wall that’s so strong I can’t break it.”
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“You’ve spent your whole life running from me.
It is time that you stop now and face me.
I Am not the one who is angry with you,
I’m the one filled with much Love and with Mercy”
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“That cross is a symbol of My heart for you.
To remind You of how much You mean.
I Love you, not because of what you can do
Because I have made you, You belong with me.”
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“Get up right now. Leave this behind
Let it go and release it to me.
I am Jesus. Your Father, Your Author, Your friend.
You are mine now. Go and Be Free.”