Could Be You

Away from home

And all alone

Lost

And at great cost

Full of distress

Life in a mess

Stressed

Couldn’t even rest

Bought Satan’s scheme

No one to redeem

Dead

No marker for my head

An absolute knave

In unknown grave

Interred

That’s what occurred

It was all gone

All night no dawn

Useless

Satan was ruthless

Away from home

And all alone

Lost

And at great cost

Circumstances stark

It was dark

Helpless

 Life in on me pressed
  

To whom to turn

In pain I squirmed

Doped

Through life I groped

Living yet dead

By Satan led

Undone

This was no fun

  

Not a friend or foe

All watched me go

Blindly

Inevitable destiny

A virtual recluse

They all refused

Laughter

At my disaster

Away from home

And all alone

Lost

And at great cost

Life was a living hell

My story I tell

Castigated

Lost and frustrated

Absolutely no aid

Against Satan’s raid

Continuous

Oh this was disastrous

When will it end?

I asked of a friend

Never

He indicated forever

Been there too, he said

Still seeing red

Trapped

Great too is my lack

Not just me in need

Consolation indeed

Company

In my futility

Away from home

Still all alone

Lost

And at great cost

Is there no buyer?

Is there no redeemer?

Auctioned

Who’s the highest bidder?

Lost and believed stolen

Enslaved by Satan

Perishing

Beaten and suffering

A relentless master

A shrewd disguiser

Deceiver

World’s greatest liar

Fooled me he did

Put in the highest bid

Deception

Leading to destruction

Many ways to be happy

Clever and wealthy

Convincing

That old fox so enticing

Trapped me for sure

With troubles galore

Condemned

I was so overwhelmed

Away from home

Yes all alone

Lost

And at great cost

I was but one sheep

Of a hundred complete

Wandering

From the shepherd’s calling

Ninety-nine were safe

In the shepherd’s embrace

Protected

While I felt rejected

It was Satan’s way

Rejected he’d say

Alluring

In his empowering

The battle raged on

Every night and beyond

Confused

Bemused and abused

This was the limit

Minute after minute

Searing

Someone heard me screaming

Away from home

Definitely all alone

Lost

And at great cost

I inclined my ear

What’s that I hear?

Calling

A voice calm and loving

 

My name I heard

I was most assured

Endearing

A voice sweetly entreating

Seems he could not wait

In my dirty state

Love

Reached to me from above

It was unbelievable

So unnatural

Miraculous

It was the shepherd, Jesus

Encircled in his arm

Now free from all harm

Redeemed

In excitement I screamed

Heaven’s now my home

With Jesus I’m not alone

Found

Blessings continually abound

On my way home

Now never alone

Redeemed

Freed from Satan’s scheme

Stewart Russell © 2014