I walk through this life
With my camera in tow
I take it with me
Almost everywhere I go

I like to take pictures
Of nature and things
And share them with others
And the beauty they bring

I like people smiling
At the things that I saw
And look at my photos
With wonder and awe

Sometimes I turn my camera
At the people I meet
The folks around town
People out on the street

There’s this girl that I know
Looking out from green eyes
She’s smiling at me
Or is it a disguise

I’ve seen a small glimpse
Of the sadness she hides
I want to give her comfort
And dry those green eyes

Then there’s the hill of Megiddo
A hill all alone
A hill bearing the weight
Of an Almighty Throne

His sorrows he drowns
In a rain of fine wine
But they lay there still waiting
When the ground is all dry

I take pictures of strangers
I take pictures of friends
I see their hopes, dreams, and sorrows
Safely behind my camera lens

I see lives that are broken
And lives that are shattered
Some slightly cracked
And some worn out and tattered

There’s a man that I know
He feels so alone
In a land far away
Far away from his home

I see him feeling so lonely
Fighting to keep people away
“Lord give him peace,
Please hear what I pray”

There are countless others
Drive by victims of my lens
I may not know them all
But they all are my friends

I have all these photos
Of the people I care
And with these same people
Their own beauty I share

But they must not be looking
At the same work of art
Each drawn unique
Sculpted straight from the heart

Each one only sees
The things brought by pain
They complain of imperfection
In hue, saturation, and grain

So with my own father
These pictures I share
Of his own fine work
Of these things that I care

He looks at these photos
With deep sadness and great pride
Then he takes them all from me
And sets them aside

For a short time longer
Will you all suffer and cry
For soon I will hold you all
And make you all mine

Please tell them all to endure
But for right now it’s my will
You are all beautifully made
…..yet broken still.