Saturday, June 15, 2013

It's Another Thing


It is one thing

To drive up to the trash dump and

Smell the stink

To feel the car slide around

The knee deep mud and pray it

Doesn’t get sucked in

 

It is one thing to see men

Digging through the piles of trash just dumped

Without boots

Without gloves

Without any protection from all that is there

To know this is their lifestyle

Culture and hope

 

It is another thing to get close enough

To have one of the trash sorters turn around and

Break into a smile

To feel the shock when

You realize it is Mateus, MY Mateus

Younger than my 13 year old brother

 

It is another thing to wonder why

His life is so different from mine and

Does he deserve this?

Where is God that says He loves Mateus

More than I love Mateus

 

Nothing is the same after

You enter into relationship

It becomes personal

It becomes unforgettable

It becomes part of you

 

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