Broken Staff Poem by Joeseph Belcher

The sinner walks a Shadowed path
washed in tears of pain and hate
leaning on his broken staff
cursing God for his sorrowed fate

He watches as his dreams slip far beyond his grasp
crushed under his burdens, seeking to leave it behind
Yet still he walks the shadowed path
cold and alone, scarred and Blind

Never turning towards the golden way
never knowing what he'll find
always fearing what God would say
never knowing when he'll cross that final line

The Lord had forgotten him
and so to him he turned his back
the love that once shined
now shown dim and black

till one day he look upon his broke staff
the one that had held him up for so long
with tear filled eye, he let out a laugh
he look into the eye of his lord, Shining bold and Strong

He had never been forgotten
nor had he ever been alone
The Lord had been right there with him
thought the Darkness he had sown

Now he see the truth
that he had always know
forgiven of his scarlet sin
now he walks to his golden home