At a small airport in Ritzville, Washington on 9/5/22
I walked the taxiway, not a plane in sight
I walked that taxiway in my darkest night
With the dim blue lights on either side
Under the Lord's wings I would abide
My legs felt encircled by concrete
I walked by faith but I sensed defeat
26 steps followed by 26 tears
26 minutes felt like 26 years
At that moment it seemed that time did stop
As deep inside my broken heart would drop
Dead and dry grass was lying all around
Not even a lone sparrow made a sound
It's like heaven stopped and listened to me
I was not hidden to Jesus you see
I walked slowly and stared blankly ahead
When all that surrounded myself was dead
Many cracks I noticed in the pavement
There were cracks in my voice as I would vent
These rivers of sorrow filled up my eyes
As a kernel falls to the ground and dies
I walked the taxiway, not a plane in sight
I walked the taxiway in my darkest night
At that airport in that forgotten ghost town
I determined trials would not take me down