WHEN I AWAKE
ON THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON
I’M TAKEN ACROSS A TROUBLING LAGOON
TO FIND A SOLITARY SHORE
WHERE LOVE IS LOST
IN SAND MY FOOTSTEPS TOSSED
I LOOK ABOVE AT THE PALM COVERED MOUNTAINS
TAKE UP ALL MY STRENGTH AND START TO CLIMB
OVERCOME BY MADNESS I FALL I FIND
WAKING ON A LEDGE A HIGH CLIFF HANGER
I PRAY AS NIGHT PASSES ALONG THE SHORE
WHO WILL HELP ME I IMPLORE?
THEN IN THE DARKNESS A GLISTENING LIGHT APPEARS
ARMS TAKE ME UP AND GENTLY PLACE ME
BACK DOWN AGAIN TO SAFETY
WHAT MIRACLE DID I ENCOUNTER?
“I AM YOSHUA TO BRING YOU HOME
WHEN THE SUN REACHES NOON”
AND THERE HE WALKED ON THE RIPPLING OCEAN
TOWARDS THE BOAT OF MANY WISHES
HIS NETS GATHERING HUMAN FISHES
HE SAID “FOLLOW ME” AND HELD A MAGIC KEY
THE DOOR IS OPEN “DON’T BE AFRAID”
“COME DANCE WHERE SOULS ARE MADE!”
“TO TRAVEL ACROSS THE UNIVERSE
TAKE MY HAND TO GOD WHO IS SUBLIME”
“WHERE THE BELLS OF IMMORTALITY CHIME!”
I HELD BACK AND MADE MY REQUEST
“OH HOLY GATHERER SPARE THIS FISH
AND GRANT ME THIS ONE TRUE WISH
LET ME STAY FOR MY ONLY SON
AND CLIMB THE MOUNTAIN YOU LOOK UPON?”
THE ONLY SON OF GOD GRANTED MY PRAYER
I FOUND MYSELF AT THE TOP OF THE SUMMIT HIGH
“I’M BACK SON” I DID CRY
“YOSHUA CAME TODAY” I SAID TO HIM
“REMEMBER ON THIS EARTH’S PRECIPICE
YOU WILL ALWAYS HAVE JESUS AND ME!”