"Long Lost Friend"

"Can I tell you,
of my long lost friend?
I lost him long ago,
but I can't remember when.

He was a step taker.
A wish maker,
that I missed so much.
I missed His Voice,
but it was my choice,
to abandon Him,
on a gravel road,
in a tear filled chair.
My pain told Him,
to get away from here,
and He cried,
with me that night,
and tried to hug me,
but I told Him,
to get out of my sight.

At times,
through the years,
I thought of Him,
and wondered,
how He was doing,
probably quite busy,
but I wasn't trying,
to pursue Him.
Because I thought others,
needed Him more,
than I needed Him,
so I began to sink,
where once I could swim.

I sank in my sorrow,
all the way to the bottom,
of the deepest sea,
and screamed through the water,
"Please someone come,
and save me!"

He heard me,
and pushed hard,
against the water,
and pulled me up,
and said,
"You were never a bother,"
and as tears filled His Face,
I began to again fill His Grace,
"Jesus," I said, "I can't begin,
to tell You how much I missed You!"

He listened for hours,
and held my hand,
and told me that He understood,
every little bit,
and told me,
how so many times He whispered,
"Don't quit."

So now I finally,
know Him again.
I finally got back,
my best friend!"