I saw a man drowning
As I walked along the beach.
My heart started pounding
I thought practice what you preach.
I ran to the water
And I dove right in.
I paddled harder and harder
The waves crashed time and time again.
I finally reached that drowning man
I did everything I could to save his life.
I tried to pull him up by the hand
But in the struggle and the strife.
He tried to pull me down
As I tried to pull him up.
He was so desperate not to drown
He wanted to live no matter what.
I saw the fear
As I looked into his eyes.
It was then it became clear
It was then I had to realize.
He was so frantic to survive
And my strength was running low.
If I wanted to stay alive
I would have to let him go.
As I swam back to the shore
And he was lost to the grave.
It struck me to the core
The fact that I couldn’t save.
That lost soul
That drowning man.
Out of my control
Eternal wandering Spirit’s plan.
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