Some Asked

some asked

some asked jesus to take them away
but we let them linger 
day after day
hooked to pipes and tubes
and bottles and jars
bound to their bodies
grounded on Earth when
they should be flying past Mars
soaring beyond Venus
and dancing with the stars…
Copyright © | Year Posted 2018

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Blanca Avatar
February 15, 2018 at 6:50 PM
Only He knows when its time for us to see His universe my friend.
Sansam Avatar
February 18, 2018 at 9:22 PM
thank you carlos
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