The Man In The Maze Poem by Kathryn Tyler King

There once was a man in a maze
Who happened to go in a daze.
He couldn’t decide to stay or to hide
From the world and the people all crazed.

Well, there was a young coyote named Bud.
He dug for bones in earth dry or in mud.
He happened to find a large hole in a wall
and decided to dig ‘til he hit a wall “thud”.

The man in the maze heard a strange sound.
He leaped to his feet and turned around.
The scratching resumed his wall it shook.
Soon Bud came through, surprised what he found.

There stood a man about four feet six
And Bud went slowly his eyes they did fix
On this man who looked surprised not scared
Who lived in this maze from year 1006.

The coyote sniffed and slowly came close.
The man also moved his hand to his nose.
Bud didn’t bite and neither the man.
They both got friendly ‘til the exit they chose.

Outside the man squinted his eyes they hurt.
He hadn’t seen the sun, hiding in the dirt.
It took a day and half to get used to the light.
But Bud helped protect him and to stay alert.

Once outside, he saw he wanted to travel
to some large buildings across the river gravel.
Bud tagged along, the man hurried fast
‘til they came to a school as the tale unravels.

The children looked out their window shades
to see a man and coyote on the grass blades.
They urged the teacher to go outside and look
to see this strange couple looking dirty as soot.

Soon the whole school came out to see
the man in the maze and the friendly coyote.
The man stood a gasp at the crowd before him.
He shook hands with them all so happy to be.

This man in the maze had observed 988
Years of history pass by, he wanted to relate.
He wondered at their questions so many.
Then he sat down and told his story to date.

He was a young boy once long, long ago
But the world had gotten cold, selfish and bold.
Thinking they were bigger and better than God
built them a tower to heaven for young and old.

But God in His wisdom knew what to do.
He caused them to speak in tongues new.
Different from each other now so hard to relate,
They ran down the tower. Their feet flew.

In fear and confusion they scattered everywhere.
Their languages divided them, their skin and hair.
They settled where they stopped to start again,
To raise families and tell stories where they’d been.

A little boy asked, “well how come you’re here? ”
The man looked around with a smile and a tear.
“To tell you that God kept me for this time
and plead with you all that this may be the year,

That Jesus the Christ, the son of the living god
Would soon return for His believers” and with a nod
For He sent the Word and Word was with God
And we mortals live in darkness serving other gods.

The message is clear. I am sent for this cause,
To let all people I see know what Jesus does.
He healed the sick and made all people well,
delivered all from sin and diseases and the devil.

I will be here for a while but do not worship me.
I don’t know why I lived this long you see.
But when I was a boy I heard God’s call
And I wanted this Savior who completed the law.

Now go on to your classes and learn to read
So you too can fathom God’s Word you need.
By His stripes you are healed, be thankful for this,
For we live in a time, hate abounds with greed.

God’s Word is true my creator has planned.
He wants all people to believe and not be damned.
There is a real heaven and a real hell.
Don’t be deceived by evil emissaries grand.

There are witches and aliens and star gazers too.
There are people who say there’s a man on the moon.
They think they are wiser than God up above,
But when the time comes and it’s here all too soon.

For Jesus, God’s Son, will come with heavens host.
So make your life count, bless the Lord the most.
For our time is short and mine assuredly so,
So be thankful, be holy, trust God and the Holy Ghost.

I never had a Bible like you have access to
There are many struggling and don’t know what to do.
But Jesus is the answer to life’s great troubles.
Rejoice and be glad. Read His Word and pray through.

At last the man was finished, his words complete.
He stood up shook the dust off his arms and feet.
Bud, his companion got up with a sniff.
They both went on down the road, this story to repeat.