Waiting

Its been a while since he remembers how it felt
Its been ages since he knew what he was searching for
Out here in the solidarity of the open sky, he writes his song
His emotions move to the beat of the sound, he knows not the rhythm
He asks freely of his Maker to make some things go away
Like the burning hole in his heart on this all too cloudy day
He knows not all of the things he asks for, should they come to pass
All of the secrets he held in his pocket, he casts them into the street
No good were they anyway, just memories from things he crushed away
Old days are better left forgotten, yet sometimes his memory returns
He stops to wonder when he is through paying for his past
The way he lived begged to be forgotten, yet some scars hold true with time
He wants to dance like David, screaming Hallelujah, 'Let me be free'
For he's slept in his bed alone, and pays the ransom of his choices still
All the pictures he's taken of the minds eye, They stay fresh with him
Keeping him captive when other men are free, As he falls to his knees
He is hallowed by the sound of silence as he listens for the Lord
He knows not how long he must wait, and yet there is comfort in his surrender
To wait upon the Almighty requires the greatest patience the world has known
To trust infinitely in things he cannot quite understand, Yet he refuses to leave
For gone so long down other roads that his feet are bare, His heart is empty
For God so loved him, that he was given another beginning
When everyone else had left,  He knew who would catch him
There is safety in his thoughts and actions today
Glue that keeps him together when the day is long
One must wonder how his faith became strong
Why it no longer blows at the sight of the wind
Much as all the other things he let go upon this journey
Things he gave up in search of vindication
He remembers that he is searching for the truth of all things
And life became good from him that day
Today's worries too, passed like the wind