Hush my child
and please
be strong.
For you are back
into my arms
where you belong.
We must now
face the light
and patiently wait
from inside
our new home
and behind this heavenly gate.
Into the burning house
I had
to run
to save my children
one
by one.
First it was Josh and Isabel
up
on the 2nd floor.
I was lucky to return
and find
two more.
Illuminated by the blaze
and standing
in the cold night air
I took a quick count
and could only
feel despair.
My 5th and my youngest
sweet David
at 5?
Are you still breathing?
Are you even
alive?
A mother's love
on this earth
is written in stone
of the sacrifices
she makes
for one of her own.
So please hush my son
and when these scars
have healed
our family shall join us
with the mystery
revealed.
The spirit never dies
as the circle
will embrace
the desire to live on
in another time
and place.
*************
and please
be strong.
For you are back
into my arms
where you belong.
We must now
face the light
and patiently wait
from inside
our new home
and behind this heavenly gate.
Into the burning house
I had
to run
to save my children
one
by one.
First it was Josh and Isabel
up
on the 2nd floor.
I was lucky to return
and find
two more.
Illuminated by the blaze
and standing
in the cold night air
I took a quick count
and could only
feel despair.
My 5th and my youngest
sweet David
at 5?
Are you still breathing?
Are you even
alive?
A mother's love
on this earth
is written in stone
of the sacrifices
she makes
for one of her own.
So please hush my son
and when these scars
have healed
our family shall join us
with the mystery
revealed.
The spirit never dies
as the circle
will embrace
the desire to live on
in another time
and place.
*************