poem based on Luke 12:32-40

I heard the man tell

anyone who would listen

He had it all figured out

with charts and grafts

and the book of Revelation

Dissected into number and verse

with each word and phrase

given a new meaning know only to

the one doing the talking

before me on the T.V. Screen

The time was figured to the

day, hour minute

so that these who follow such things

could…………………

Could what?

I heard the man tell

and all were listening

that he wasn’t sure

as he faced life’s end

square in the face

he didn’t know

and yet had faith in the God of love

his family had gathered to be with him

in his final hour

Met with peace, dignity, stories and even some laughter

by a man

who knew only

God’s love

and was ready

Two men standing on a hill

One filled with faith and questions

The other with only his will