Christopher Rogers Poet Free verse

All God's Children

Friends drift away, carried by dividing faith.
  Loving ways twisted by an earthly sense of righteous caring-
    Abandon.
      Abolish.
        Alienate.
Were our words empty openness?
  Was our love a lite affair of casual concern to fill a shifting desire for companionship?
    A whispered whim unheard?
      Forgotten?
Do you remember?
  Does pain ever move over you like a spirit when you pray?
    Do tears blur the glimpse of buried photos,
      Or is heaven a vision that blinds the human heart once touched by the presence of my
soul?
Must you all run to forget me?
  Must you bury me under the pile of sinner’s bones that barricades the sacred door?
Walk away like an army off to war.
  Walk away and think of me no more.
Friends come and friends go,
  And with every step they take a piece of my soul.

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Carol Sunshine Brown September 17, 2010 at 9:41 AM As the week ends I find myself reading and enjoying the many diverse poems here at PoetrySoup today. I am glad to see your poetry among these Christopher. Have a wonderful weekend. Love, Carol

Carolyn Devonshire September 16, 2010 at 8:17 PM It's really hard to come to grips with losing friends, especially when it is their choice to just walk away. You seem to feel things very deeply. There are women who are looking for sensitive men. I hope you make some lifelong friends to help you through the sad times. God bless you, Christopher. I will pray for you tonight. Your incredibly moving poem touched my heart deeply. Carolyn