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down by the river

                           
take me to the river                          
where i can draw breath                          
enter its cool, calm waters                          
my soul fully undressed                          
                           
gone are the trappings                          
the thorns of this Earth                          
that pierce my wayward flesh                          
                           
washed in the blood                          
let from above                          
i sit on the river bank & cry                          
                           
in my steps i've become remiss                          
i track them carefully                          
looking back to where i first fell                          
asking why?                          
                           
when the way through                            
the deadly bramble                          
lies a path well worn                          
                           
made by the divine                          
who walked this walk                          
so we don't travel blind                          
                           
i trip                  
& stumble          
live like i am cursed                          
                   
fall down hurt                            
mortally wounded                          
             
that's when               
i'm gently picked up                          
& carried to where it all began                          
                           
in the easy flow        
of those healing waters                       
i know i'm more,  
than a mere mortal woman                          
                           
take me to the river                          
where i first drew breath                          
i'm weary of soul                          
may i be refreshed                          
                           
                           
Selah                          
                           
 
Written by smackdownraven
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