It was unexplainable.
Not that anyone would believe it, anyway.
They came from all over the country, the world -
just to hear him tell his story.
They paused, they waited with baited breath,
hoping to catch a glimpse of him.
They praised him, they laid down before him
to confess the sins that they had not yet committed.
They invested in him, gave to him, took from him
what they could - what he would allow.

It was amidst all this, however,
he told them all to go home.
He had nothing to give to them, no help, no advice.
No counsel for those lost,
no solace for the good and pure.