The True Test
This one is the second of two that I wrote for a special friend who had to go through a horrible experience. I wrote the first one to relate to her feelings, then she asked me to write another one that helped her deal with it. This second one became "The True Test."
My sweet grandchild, this test is near.
A test that you will face for years.
It hurts me so to see your pain.
My words are stopped I can�t explain
the reasons for this thing you face--
Why we�re both in this time and place.
The pain I feel is not from you.
It�s something that I must go through.
Fear not, for you have done your best,
and soon my soul will be at rest.
It is God�s plan that I pass on.
Now live for me when I am gone.
The time has come when I must go,
but there's one thing you need to know.
Though pain to both, this trial has brought.
Have peace, dear child, you failed me not.
� Copyright 2000 Travis B. Roper, all rights reserved
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