Brother, come. I've found a way

I saw a man the other day I used to know so well
He once was sweet and kind and giving
But the man I saw from what I could tell
Looked like he was barely living

I asked him what had changed him so
"Life" he responded with sadness and shame
"Despair came with its ebb and flow"
The marks of pain clearly remain

I recalled the days of youth we once shared
the games, the songs, the laughter
When time was ours and love paired
Our hearts for ever after.

Heartache grew within my heart and soul
on wings of truth and tears of prayer,
I longed for the boy, my heart he stole
when young we were so far from here.

Brother, come. I've found a way
to rid you of your shame, your pain.
Daily I say your name and pray
for you to feel the cleansing rain.

I know you, I know you well,
For you stood along side me so many a day.
Remember me? I shared your hell
of pain and loss and fear and dismay.

But sunshine broke and clouds gave way
to love and joy, the chains broke with a clatter.
Hope brought to me a better day
And the days of old did shatter.

I see a man deep in your eyes I used to know so well
He wants to be whole again, sweet and kind and giving.
The man I can see, the one deep inside, once fell
Now's given a second chance at living.