He came after

After John 1:15

He came after

   but he was taller

He came after

   but he was stronger

He came after

   but he was wiser

He came after

   but he was humbler

He came after

   but he was fuller

He came after

   but he surpassed me

   as if the race I started

   must be completed by him.

He was more

   more

   more

The waters calmed around me.

Photograph by Anna Langova via Public Domain Pictures. Used with permission.