The Power of a Friend -- A Poem

He did not know where that would go 

To prison, yes, a lone dark cell

Anger, yes, but deep, long tears
That no man saw, because of fears

On these long and dusty roads
Where my heart is so exposed
A brother walks ‘n talks with me
As we press on to be set free

To be known is to be loved
By men on earth and God above
And through that man, a man can see
A man set free, is free indeed

The Nazarene, the one true man
The Lord in flesh and once He ran
To wayward sons, in shame and guilt
Jesus loved, and men he built

Out of their dark, out of their shame
In His embrace, they will remain
And walk as one, toward the Son
As friends for Life, till Life is won.

(a real poem done by me, not by chat GPT July 15, 2025)