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I wrote this right after moving back to my hometown, after 19 years away....after leaving home at 12, & my hometown for the last time at the age of 19, I returned, running away again, from the Coast this time...when I arrived, I realized, for the first time sinse I was 12, that I could finally stop running...& He began to reveal, heal, & restore things I had almost accepted would never change...
...being in my hometown again has been a process of seeing myself through God's eyes like never before, as He shows me I am still His little girl...& I am no longer homeless, in my heart, {even knowing that all He's allowed me to go through has been to prepare me to be ready for my final homecoming.}

When the rain falls down means when we face those bad times.  The times that are tough to deal with in life.  Whether your significant other broke up with you, you lost your job, or a relative died, sometimes it can all seem over bearing, but if we trust in the Lord, Jesus Christ, then he will be there to take the pain away.  When those of us who are chosen go to heaven, true believers in Christ, we will never have to worry about feeling pain again because we will be in heaven...

I had this on my mind all day, and I got an email from a friend about her daughter...I wrote this with that in mind...

See "Preamble" for comments on this piece.

This poem, along with "A Child's Salvation," is an attempt to deconstruct the experiences of my childhood and how they affected my outlook on religion.  They're fairly narrative.  I was trying to approach a deeper level of honesty in my work, and I am very proud of both of these poems.

This is a poem about the way i feel.

To become purpose driven...