It’s Been Awhile

It’s been awhile. I’ve thought about writing so many times and just haven’t been able to find the motivation. I have written some poems, though, so I’ll share one.

The Good Shepherd
by Tacy Gibbons

Nobody sees,
nobody knows,
nobody wants to know.

Unwanted.
Isolation.
Left alone.
Judged.
Condemned.
Abandoned.
Beaten by the side of the road.

The priest and Levite
walk by and do nothing.
Strangers
become the good Samaritan.

I wonder—
if they knew,
would they walk away too?

Isolation.
Left alone.
Beaten by the side of the road.
The Good Shepherd
helps to carry my load.

Love.
Peace.
Inclusion.
Giving as others won’t.

I fill my lamp
and knock at the door,
with faith He is there
and will answer.