Death

As I fall on my knees
I start to cry
�Oh, God, no! Please!
Don�t let him die!
I�ve gone through so much
And felt so much pain
I can�t give him a healing touch
Don�t make me go through it again.
Lord, I love him
He�s too young to die!�
And God promised, �My child, he did sin,
But not for that reason did this
Happen to him.
I promise I�ll try�

So I fell to my knees
Still wanting to cry
Still crying �Please
God, he can�t die!�
And so I cry and I cry and I cry
Because I still know
That my baby, my one love,
Will die

So I get off my knees
And go to see
Hoping against hope that God won�t ignore my pleas
And not let Death hurt me
Through taking him.
His breath is slowing and shallow
His coloring is pale and sickly
Skin, once warm, now cold and sallow
I touch his finger to the sticky trail
Of my dried, salty tears
The heart-line goes flat
Confirming my fears.
�Although you couldn�t save him, God�
I whisper, �Thank you,
For taking him away from his pain.�
And God says to me �That�s more like it,
My child. Your selflessness makes him fly�
At those promising words of a future,
Happy and bright,
I smiled.



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