one step

no paradigm to be shifted
no rent to collect
no dreams in your pocket
you can reroute the circuits
telepathic connections
you point your gun to the clouds
thinking heaven is against you
thinking that time will only tell
the fool from the man

you dug into the dirt
searching for the foundation
the rock you were broken on
you had scratched your initials into the lifeblood
repeating the words over and over
"pray for us sinners"

in the darkness there is light
a redemptive light
a story told deep down in your soul
about the blood and the cross
it washes over me
fills me

we do not stand alone
we are united together
by our common bonds
a thread that is so strong
a blood red thread
a small measure of hope

I have stolen your burden
placed it upon my back
to help you along your journey
we only need take, one step at a time