The Man I Once Knew Poem by Lagaya Evans

Another sleepless night
As I lay here all alone
The man I once knew
Has been gone for so long

Yet, he sleeps here beside me
As my tears start to fall
The man I once knew
Is the man I don't know at all

Lord if he only knew
Your love as I do
Then he would surely see
My love comes from you

As he lays there asleep
I tell him I love him so
God, I pray please save him
I can't stand to see him go

When I said that I do
I meant I would always
Our souls would be joined
For all of our days

Yet, he sleeps here beside me
As my tears start to fall
The man I once knew
Is the man I don't know at all

Many years ago has gone
As the love that we had
We couldn't be kept apart
Even when things were bad

I don't want to leave this world
Knowing he won't be there, too
Lord, please save his soul
Of this man I once knew

Lord please open his heart
Show him what to do
Lord I can't go without him
This man I once knew

I remember the days back when
If we were far apart
I couldn't stand to be kept away
From the beating of his heart

I thought I would die
I couldn't breath without him here
This man I don't recognise
Intrudes upon my tears

Yet he sleeps here beside me
This man I don't know at all
I pray Lord pleas save him
As my tears start to fall

As I look him in the face
Don't you remember those days
We were so in love
There's was nothing we had to say

Just the look in your eyes
Let me know all I needed to know
I could see God in your life
Now I'm so afraid you will go

He's our only hope
And your souls only need
Without him in our life
Is like water without a seed

Lord please bring him home
This man I once knew
One last tear to feel
As I pray he comes to you