The Prophet Child

(Written for a young boy, gone too soon.  See this thread for details: http://deepundergroundpoetry.com/forum/poetry/read/6847/ )

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The Prophet Child
(For Jeremiah Oliver 2009-2014)

Oh that my head were waters, and mine eyes a fountain of tears, that I might weep day and night for the slain of the daughter of my people!  Jeremiah 9:1


And slain, he was,
By the monsters of the world
Come out from under his bed
And from in his closet.

The Deceiver and the Devourer
Brought real, his fears,
As they went into the world
To destroy the hope of the nations:
The Children of God.

But God has not left,
Nor has He come too late,
Or turned a blind eye and deaf ear;
He is the Alpha and the Omega,
No beginning or end to His presence,
And there are things that must come to pass
Despite our understanding and acceptance.
Things that needed to be allowed to happen,
For the coming of the Eternal Kingdom.

There, do you see it--?
It is on the horizon of the sunrise
As each new day breaks
And draws us closer to the End of Time,
When all comes full circle
And even the bad shall be used for good.

As the Prophet Jeremiah of old
Was silenced in the mire of the cistern,
His bones cried out from the Earth,
And so shall the New Jeremiah
In a cistern of his own
Shout from the ground and bring down the Heavens
With a voice that calls
And speaks for all children.

And the Lord who is the same,
Yesterday, today and tomorrow,
Was with Jeremiah, Old and New
Saying “Do not fear,
Grasp the hands of the angels
And step out upon the light
And return to your true home
From whence you came.”

And Jeremiah did,
And Jeremiah went,
Leaving his voice behind for the others.


Then the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations. Then said I, Ah, Lord GOD! behold, I cannot speak: for I am a child.
But the LORD said unto me, Say not, I am a child: for thou shalt go to all that I shall send thee, and whatsoever I command thee thou shalt speak.  Be not afraid of their faces: for I am with thee to deliver thee, saith the LORD.
Then the LORD put forth his hand, and touched my mouth. And the LORD said unto me, Behold, I have put my words in thy mouth.  Jeremiah 1: 4-9