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The Deal
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TITLE (EDIT)
The Deal
DESCRIPTION
A piece of narrative verse that tells a story!
Other titles at Storymania include The Photograph.
[1,072 words]
TITLE KEYWORD
Motivational
AUTHOR
Dusty A Tincher
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
A poet living in North Carolina, I have produced a prodigious amount of work since the September 11 attacks on our nation! I most enjoy using poetry to tell stories; some true experiences, some fictional, some dreams, etc. Still searching for an agent/editor/publisher who does not run screaming from the room at the mention of the word "poetry" (sigh)..... reviews, opinions and comments welcome.... feel free to email! Thanks for reading!
[December 2001]
AUTHOR'S E-MAIL ADDRESS
[email protected]
AUTHOR'S OTHER TITLES (1)
The Photograph (Poetry) Narrative verse. [987 words] [Mystical]
The Deal
Dusty A Tincher


THE DEAL

I'm getting old----my body aches
Parts don't work like they should
My arthritis flares and all my joints
Feel like they're made of wood!
My vision's bad---my hearing's gone
My memory's fading too
I'm forgetting where I put things
And there's nothing I can do!
I used to grumble all the time
Self-pity was my friend
Until the day a strange encounter
Brought all that to an end
I was in a department store
And suddenly, racing down the aisle
Came a tiny girl in a wheelchair
Who wore a brilliant smile
She giggled most excitedly
As she went zooming past...
Close behind her, came her mother
Also laughing and gaining fast!
She caught her on the corner
Close by where I stood
Both of them were laughing
The woman panted, "You're getting good!"
She saw me watching then and smiled
"I don't know how she copes!"
The way that she's adjusted
Goes beyond what we had hoped!"
I grinned, "She's certainly cheerful!
And having quite a ball"
The small girl looked up at me and said
"Most times it doesn't hurt at all!"
My interest caught, I started "What--"
The mother quickly shook her head,
"I can't even pronounce the thing
The doctors are amazed she isn't dead!
They all say its a miracle
That she somehow survived!
Though she's paraplegic now
And she's only just turned five!"
She checked her watch and hesitated,
"I hate to impose....
But could you stay with her a moment
While I try on some clothes?"
"Of course," I smiled at the girl,
"I wouldn't mind a bit!"
I moved behind the wheelchair
Wondering where to sit;
Then I spied at aisle's end
The patio furniture on display...
I took a seat and faced the child
Unsure just what to say,
"Want to see me go way up high?"
She worked a lever with her mouth
The chair zoomed up as she giggled,
"Now we're headed south!"
Up and down the applicance went
Till I laughed, "I'm getting dizzy!"
Again she flashed that brilliant smile,
And said, "Lady, you are silly!"
"Does it hurt very much," I asked
"Are you in lots of pain today?"
She looked thoughtful, "No, not anymore,
Jesus takes it all away!"
My face must have been a question mark
"Want me to tell you how?
It used to get me mixed up, too
But I understand it now!"
She said, "Before the accident
When I was littler and still well?
I loved all the Jesus stories
That Mama used to tell...
She told me lots of different ones
How He saved people who were lost
But my favorite one has always been
The one 'bout Him on the cross!
Even though it made me cry
Cause he always looked so sad
Those thorns! And nails in his hands?
That must have hurt Him awful bad!
Mama said He died for us
So we all could go to heaven
My brother says He wanted to
And he's smart, 'cause he's eleven!
Then we had the accident
I remember hearing Daddy shout
Lots of sirens, smoke and noise
And somebody yelling, 'Get her out!'
When I woke up, I couldn't move
And I thought I might be dead
That's when I looked and there was Jesus!
Standing right beside my bed!
At first I was awful scared
'Cause I didn't know who He was...
But then He smiled and I was sure
No one has eyes like Jesus does!"
Her story held me spellbound
Though I knew it was make-believe...
Who wouldn't want to play pretend
Instead of whine and grieve?
"Then what happened next," I asked
She grinned, "That's when we made the deal!
Jesus said he could take away
All the pain I'd feel!
He said He'd heard me when I cried
About the thorns stuck in His head
And that He could see how much I loved Him
Guess He heard what Mama read!
He said love made pain disappear
From His head and hands and feet
He told me I was very brave
And also very sweet!
Then He said that every time it hurts
I should think of Him and pray
Cause He had hurt lots more than me
And He could make it go away!
So every time I feel it start,
Before I get too sad?
I remember what they did to Jesus
And then it doesn't seem so bad!!
It works every single time
When I close my eyes and pray
First I feel Him take my hand
Then the pain just goes away!"
Her little eyes were shining
As her story reached its end
I said, "You really love Him, don't you?"
She nodded, "He's my bestest friend!"
And you want to know a secret?
You have to promise not to tell
One day I'll run and play again
Cause in Heaven, I'll be well!"
I felt my tears begin to fall,
As her mom returned saying, "Thanks so much!"
Its a challenge to find a sitter now
With the special needs and such!"
I waved my hand and wiped my eyes
"Little Miss...it's been a pleasure
What I've gotten from this visit
Is worth more than any treasure!"
For I knew that single meeting
Had forever changed my point of view
My aches and pains were nothing compared
To what our sins put Jesus through!
My self-pity had disintegrated
In that department store
I felt more grateful at that momemt
Than I'd ever been before!
The small girl and her mother
Were almost out of sight
And, it was as I hurried after them
That I saw the glow of light!
It seemed to hover near the chair
And I could just make out the form
Of a very tall and slender man,
Heard laughter, deep and warm
As I approached, He turned to face me
And His gentle, knowing smile,
Seemed to somehow charge the atmosphere
Around the mother and crippled child
I knew no one else could see him
And as the child laughed once again,
I realized this could only be,
Her special, 'bestest' friend!
I caught up as they neared the door
All out of breath, "Please! Wait!!"
"I forgot to ask----what is your name?"
She giggled, "Can't you guess? It's Faith!"
I started laughing with her,
"Of course.....I should have known!
It's right there in the Bible....
..... a little child shall lead them home!"

 

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COPYRIGHT NOTICE
© 2001 Dusty A Tincher
STORYMANIA PUBLICATION DATE
January 2002
NUMBER OF TIMES TITLE VIEWED
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