Caterpillars turn into butterflies

I can’t believe you’ve gone missing
I can’t believe what they said is true
It’s been three days since you’ve been home
You left everyone so hurt and worried about you

I know the road has always been rough
I know all the neighborhoods you’ve lived in
But my friend you really got to understand this concept
“God forgives you of your sins”

I know drugs have been a problem in the past
I know gangs and violence was number one
But boy God is way more important right now
Then getting high and having hoodlum fun

You said you didn’t belong in church
That your past was just breaking you down
Remember when we held hands and prayed?
I thought you were going to turn your life around

These people you call friends are not true
They laugh when you speak of our God
If you’re serious about becoming a leader
You’d also find their statements odd

Please come back home and repent my friend
Get on your knees and just cry
You have a whole support team with you
Who will jump on the devil and look towards the sky

We all have choices in life to make
We all have skeletons under our bed
But I’d rather you be on top of them all
Rather than lying there with them dead

Just hear me out when I speak to you
Every caterpillar has a dream
They have the opportunity to turn into a butterfly
And so peacefully fly upstream

Please don’t stay that caterpillar forever
Please try and make that change
You’ll be happier when you see yourself as beautiful
Rather than be a caterpillar and stay the same

*A really close friend of mine ran away and this poem was written for him :-(* We miss you Joe!