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"When I Went"

cji
3/27/99

Verse 1
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When I went away
it was to not be seen
yet no matter where
someone else always
was there too.

Verse 2
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When I went into
the bush it was
with brothers
and other who died.

Verse 3
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When I went into
the forest to hunt
it was for food
but there were
also fools there too.

Verse 4
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When I did time
it was to be alone
from whatever
man defines as
the norm of life.

Verse 5
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When I went in
search of others
I was bloodied
and bruised
by those nearby.

Verse 6
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When I went to
find the person
called me I knew
there was no mistake
of who and why
I was who I found.

Verse 7
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For I had crafted
carefully each goal
along the way;
to see the future
before the past,
to pay the price
today for the
who I've found.

Verse 8
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Lest there be
any doubt in what
you read here now
or what others say;
we the ones who
took the hammer
the saw, the raw
materials of life
and made this
piece of humanity;
thus we are
and know of
ever flaw
an imperfection;
but we also
know how to
make corrections.

Verse 9
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So get out the
original plans
you drew
so long ago;
and make
the changes
and adjustments
now to be in tune
to listen to
whisperings
of the spirit.

Verse 10
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For Father
made you good,
and strong;
everything else
is adopted
behavior to add
a burden
to your load.

Verse 11
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Thus let the storm
blow upon you
now with wind
and torrent rains;
then when the
silent summer zephyr
cools you again
the still small voice
will penetrate
you once more.






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