on the familiar road

where have you been?
don't you understand?
we thought
see, he was unlike anyone
we mean, there have been teachers before
but he was special
we thought
miracles
not just those but also his words
burning inside
we thought
as if every dream in our hearts
were finally coming true
our day had come
we thought
all those broken places would be
worth it somehow
all would be made new
we thought
but we were wrong
in one tragic moment
everything
we thought
changed
and he died
our hopes died
what we thought
died
but now
the whispers say something new
we don't know what to think
what are you saying
could that all be true
that all is made new
we don't know what to think
but our hearts are burning
stay
break the bread
we think we need you
can you be here yet gone?
can You just be?