Remember Me?

When you were just brand new,

I was walking with you.

You had just started taking your first steps.

Suddenly you lost your balance right at the stairs depth.

My arms grabbed you tight.

I wasn't about to let you plunge down that flight.

Do you remember?

Oh Father, of course I do.

I'm so sorry I ever forgot You.

One time when you were very little,

we were walking across the street.

Out of nowhere came a truck.

I stood right in the middle.

There was no time to piddle.

Your mind always wondered,

what a riddle.

But I was not about to let you perish.

For you were way to cherished.

Do you remember?

Oh father, of course I do.

I'm so sorry I ever forgot You.

Thinking back to when you were just a child.

Everybody thought you were a wee bit wild.

I was walking you through the trees.

When you thought what's the harm,

I'm just going to poke at a few bees.

I wrapped you in My embrace.

No, I didn't even leave a tiny space.

They were not getting to your sweet face.

Do you remember?

Oh Father, of course I do.

I'm so sorry I ever forgot You.

It's been a while now,

 but you were just becoming a man.

You were driving your parent's van.

you had just reached for her hand.

It was so dark,

you never saw the curve in the park.

Neither of you received a mark.

I covered you both with my shield.

I could not let either of you be killed.

For you had already found your one.

And you two were far from done.

Do you remember?

Oh Father, of course I do.

I'm so sorry I ever forgot You.

Just yesterday,

you were swimming in the bay.

So relaxed at play.

Then the tide switched ,

and tried to drag you away.

I used My body like a rope.

So that you could cope.

How you swam with renewed hope.

My tenacious love kept you afloat.

Do you remember?

Oh Father, of course I do.

I'm so sorry I ever forgot You.

Today I am old and grey.

But at last I have found my way.

Now I know I am in Your hands,

soft as clay.  And it is here I will stay.

I've been so afraid You would not remember me.

Thought I was lost at sea.

How my spirit longed to flee.

But instead I sent up my plea.

That You would fill my heart with glee.

So here I am asking for He.

Down on my knees.

Father, I'm just praying You will remember me.

Oh My precious and loved child,

Of course I do.

I could never forget you.