Salvation Nation

Salvation Nation

By Lynne Marie Cheney

Sharp, quick, beeps

And the shiny chrome truck of hope arrives

Weary eyes peer

Out from behind old curtains

Both have seen better days

Suddenly they come

Men, Women, and Tiny Children

Help has arrived

As they grasp for desperately needed comfort

They will see one more day

These are the forgotten and the unseen amongst us

Who cry out in the night

With no hope of anyone hearing

Birthdays pass, anniversaries too

Unnoticed and unobserved

For there is no one left to know or remember

Toothless smiles, and tattos

Few worldly good in tow

Adorn with the splendor of the streets

Yet their dignity remains

May this be said of all of us

Who knew God would be revealed in such as these

And our own hearts revealed in return?

God does work in mysterious ways

Polite grins and thank yous

They give us more then they will ever know

Suffer the little children and come unto me

And they do

Do not forget us

See Us

We Are You