The River Teaches

“The river don’t preach… it just shows you.”

I’ve drawn my gun, I’ve swung my fist, Thought I knew justice in a world like this. But the river runs steady, don’t fight, don’t lie, It teaches in silence where the shadows ride.

The river teaches what the gun cannot, Patience in the current, truth in the thought. It don’t need no sermon, no iron, no plan, The river teaches more than any man.

I’ve seen graves by the canyon, bones by the trail, Men full of fury, their mercy frail. But the water don’t judge, it don’t take sides, It just carries the lost where the current hides.

The river teaches what the gun cannot, Strength in the silence, peace where it’s sought. It don’t need no verdict, no gallows, no law, The river teaches better than all I saw.

Steel may command, And fire may burn, But the river just flows, And the soul still learns.

The river teaches what the gun cannot, Forgiveness in the current, grace in the thought. It don’t ask a question, don’t promise, don’t plead, But the river teaches everything I need.

“Still flowing…”

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