As the young girl wonders through the streets,
looking lost and so all alone,
tears stream down her swollen black eyes,
she has been tossed from her unhappy home.
The pain can be seen in her green eyes,
her frail arms, they too are black and blue,
she hasn't got a dime to her name,
she feels as though her life is now through.
She is heading for the murky river,
to leave her sorrow and heartache behind,
she is tired of feeling empty and useless,
she feels she is slowly losing her mind.
As she stands upon the cold metal bridge,
she stares at the dark water below,
she takes a step, then pulls back,
thinking, is this what I want, I don't know.
A single light was shining in the distance,
it reflected the teardrops in her eyes,
the light kept getting closer,
then she saw a young man come passing by.
He told the young girl he was drawn to the bridge,
by a voice he could not see,
it was a voice he had heard many times,
as he prayed at night down upon his knees.
He listened to her sad story of her life without love,
he hugged her and told her God had sent him there,
it was only the beginning of a friendship that would last.
as they talked for hours of God's love and how He cares.
God does moves in many mysterious ways,
the wonder of his powers are seen each and everyday,
there are miracles happening all around the world,
and yes, God does listen as we pray.
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Written September 8th, 2004
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I am so glad that I stumbled accross this list. THis is going on my favorite list!!!!! It touched me very deeply. GReat Job!
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WONDERFUL COMMENT
Ah thank you shubs for the wonderful comment.
. Your answer is how I would hope our conversations would go when we chat my friend. 
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This is one poem which starts pessimistically veers off towards optimism in the middle and then ends happily way to go Sandy and the message comes loud and clear ==Shubs
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I absolutly love this. This is an awesome poem ANd is perfect for my contest. I love it. THank you for entering and keep on writing. Wonderful job.
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Thank you Colin for reading my poem and leaving a nice comment. I do appreciate it. You take care, Sandy
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great job sandy full of hoep and a positive end god does send his angels in human form sometimes all we have to do is to be sensitive to his voice and be obedient to the charge he gives us excellent
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I know how he answers prayers. He has answered so many of mine the past three months. I am a new believer in our sweet Lord. I only wish I had known him all my life. Thanks to a wonderful poet on here, he lead me to God. his name is live4eternity, he tells me ny life has only begun now that I am in God's family. Thank you for the lovely comment. Take care, Sandy
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Oh yes he does!! He has listened to me and answered my prayers so often that I can never deny his existance! This poem is so very honest and true! I love the lesson taught in this! God is here he may not answer your prayers right away or even in the way that you expect but we must keep in mind that God's plans for us are ALWAYS better than our own plans for ourselves!
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Thanks for the nice comment.Maybe I'll enter it if I find something. I am glad you enjoyed it. Take care Bowie. Sandy
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This poems really cool Sandy. I love the story, and the message. You should enter this in a contest. Keep up the good work!
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Well it's nice to hear from you. It's been a little while. Thank you for the nice comment. I am so surprised how many people like this poem. I do hope it can help some of the sad people on here. There are so many. I know of suicide. I have thought of it a few times but the love of my children always stopped me. I loved them more then myself. Between my two marriages I was engaged. If you read my poem "Missing You Bill", it talks of his killing himself. I didn't put it in the poem but he left me pregnant with his child. That was thirty years ago, but the memories linger.I hope all has been well with you. I have been great. My friend live4eternity wrote a poem for me which brought me to tears yesterday. He titled it Sweet Sandygram. He is such a sweet young man. He lives in another state but we talk on the phone. I hope Nat is okay. I miss chatting with her. She is such a warm giving person. Well Elaine, Thank You for listening. You take care, Sandy
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Thank you for leaving such a nice comment. I always appreciate when people take the time to read my poems. Take care, Sandy :0
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GOD BLESS YOU
Thank you Jason for the wonderful comment. I owe any talent I have to our sweet Lord. God bless you for telling me of God's great love and showing me the way to His door. Take care, Sandy -
Thamk you for such a wonderful and long comment. I appreciate it so much. Congratulations on your expected grandchild. I know how you must feel. My youngest grandchild Ashley is almost 7 I keep waiting, I miss having a baby around. My grand son B. J is only 4 years older then my youngest son Brad. I have 2 other grandaughterd 15 and 16 years old. Thank you for keeping B.J. in your prayers. I hope I can do some good on here with my poems about our Lord. So many of the young people on here seem to be asking for help. I am talking to two right now through my home email. I know how the poet live4eternity (Jason) help change my life. I hope I can do the same for someone. Well take care and it was great hearing from you. Sandy
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Sandy, I have tears rolling down my face right now, this poem brought back so many memories for me, Almost three years ago on Christmas eve, my friend of some 30 years took a taxi ride to Humber Bridge in Hull England, when in the middle of the bridge she asked the driver to stop, as she felt sick, Debbie, my friend then jumped to her death. All this was because her husband used to hurt her so bad, she left behind two young children.
This pice was beautifully written, I wish with all my heart, everyone who feels the need to end their own life, would see a 'light' and someone would appear and make them change their mind.
Speaking as one who actually died of a massive OD but thank God, I was brought back, I know that death isnt the answer to the problems someone may have. God's light saved me, he sent me back, and I thank him for this each and every day.
Keep up the wonderful work, you have such a wonderful gift.
Take care and God bless
Elaine
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Hopeful and touching Sandy, I love your love for God, it's so respectable, great jod on this, and live4 is right it dose reas like a story or prose, but I like that about it. Keep it up.
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Wow Sandy! What an amazing Sory. I say that, I know it is a poem, but it reads like a story. I love it! What a way to write such encouraging words! I know that the Spirit of the Lord helpeds you with this. Let's see more!
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Wonderful!!!
From MoonChild55,
Oh you have really outdone yourself here.This is an amazing piece you have written!I recognize that young girl very well...it could've been me before I to had a stranger introduce me to God,just as your friends have led you.I am amazed at the depth of your emotions.I know that God will use this poem to help so many others that don't know God.I loved the ryhming...it flowed naturally.No problems whatsoever.Thank you for your comments on my new poems.Oh,just wanted to let you know that my daughter told me 2 days ago that I will be expecting a new grandchild in May!!!I still keep you and B.J. and all my poet friends, and our troops in prayer. Also did you know that anyone from any walk of life can be suicidal kids, adults, rich or poor..and yes even our very spirit filled, walking with God Apostles.In 2nd Corinthians 1:8-11 Paul says-We do not want you to be uninformed,brothers,about the hardships we suffered in the province of Asia.We were under great pressure,far beyond our ability to endure,so that we despaired even of life.Indeed,in our hearts we felt the sentence of death.But this happened that we not rely on ourselves but on God,who raises the dead.He has delivered us from such a deadly peril and He will deliver us.On him we have set our hopes that He will continue to deliver us,as you help us by our prayers.Then many will give thanks on our behalf for the gracious favor granted us in answer to the prayers of Many.
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I thank you so much Serena for the wonderful comment. She reminded me of too many sad younng girls on allpoetry. I had to write a happy ending. I honestly was going to have her jump in but it seemed to sad of a thing to do.
Take care, Sandy
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Beautiful
Wow Sandy.... this brought me to tears. Wow so touching its so great thank you I certaintly needed to brighten up my gloomy day. This was a great poem and I am so going to print it out thanks for the great read and I'm happy she lived that was the best part to me. Serena*
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Thanks you so much, I had to let her live. I think there's enough doom and gloom on here. My friend live4eternity wrote a poem about me on his website on here. He had me in tears last night. So I've been in a good mood all day. He is so sweet. Take care Sandy
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EXCELLENT, I love it really do love it. GOD IS ALWAYS THERE AROUND AND GUESS WHAT HE DOES CARE Good writing made me think real hard Thank you for opening up that wonderful door
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Thanks for the wonderful comment. I started out to have her die in the end but I couldn't do it. Sounds corny but there are so many depressed people on allpoetryt I thought I would give someone a little hope. I am trying to help a couple girls on here so I try to stay positive. Take care. Sandy
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This has so much hope towards the end, I was worried until I read it and then I was so glad he found God- I thought he was going to die
A fantastic, beautiful, emotion packed write- keep up the good work
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