It’s happened several times
The nausea
The stuffy nose
It happens to him
It creeps up slowly
And then the bad news will come
And job searching will begin again
But it always has to wait a few days
Because fever takes hold
Coughing wracks his body
Chills shake him in the night
He cannot walk
He cannot stand
He can only lie in aching pain and misery
It happens every time
It’s like his body knows it’s going to happen
That he’ll be taken to see the boss
And then he’ll leave
And never go back in again
He’ll walk out of the building
Begging with God to show him the path
He knows it’s not his fault
It’s just the darn economy
His darn boss’s stupid mistakes
The darn company’s failure
He did what he was supposed to do
And yet
Each time
This falls upon him
And I wonder if one day
He won’t be able to get back up
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Long Way Home
SpiritualPart 2 of the "Contemplative Compositions" series. After "Things to Think About" but you can read them in any order! Happy reading! FanTABULOUS cover by: @silentlaughter
