Foremost

from Mantis by Faux Forte

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Picking myself apart.
Saying things that I would never say, or do.
Persecute my closest friends, lie bout when I do.
Crowd around the crowd to watch kids get kicked and bruised.
I pretend like I am praying; surely, I am not.
I am a mantis, I have been caught.
But I received mercy for this reason:
That in me as the foremost,
In me as the foremost Jesus Christ might
Display his perfect patience and his kindness,
His love that mends the broken,
And teaches me that I’m not past forgiveness.
Speaking the words of truth.
Mending bones that I could never mend myself.
Breathing life into my lungs,
Showing me the way.
Patiently my teacher;
Teaching to obey.
Guiding me upon still waters,
Trusting in his way.

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from Mantis, track released December 12, 2015

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