Reflections on a photo

After taking the above photo of a highway near my house and workplace, my friend Andrew invited me to write a poem about it. The thought had never occurred to me, but I thought I'd give it a try. As I pondered where to begin, I began to see things in the photo that the Lord had been speaking to me about for many months - perhaps years. The title is based on a quote from a movie in which the title character suddenly says, "I've come to the end of myself." What a great place that is to find oneself, for only there will we find true fullness in Jesus!

The end of myself

I’m done, he breathed

As he raced on and on

Unsure why,

Unsure where,

Comforted only

By the familiarity

Of a repeated path,

A repeated task,

That left his mark

Upon a familiar plain.

I’m done, he sighed

As he pressed on and on

Looking up,

Looking beyond

The lights too low,

Seeming stars that only

Imitated the One

He longed to see

And touch amidst

The unfamiliar void.

I’m done, he rejoiced

As he followed on and on

Sensing Him,

Sensing Life

In the One who

Shines so brightly,

Brighter than all

Competing lights,

Who says, “It is finished!”

As He looks upon our hearts.

© 2016 by Ken Peters