For Our Children Poem by Ray Hansell

Sometimes it seems
That life’s unfair
Pain moves in
To cause despair

It seems to me
That all who live
Have so much
They want to give

Especially when
It involves our child
Our thoughts are always
Running wild

Anything that we must do
We do our best to get it done
We’ll stay right there by their side
Because they are our loved one

It always more difficult
When it’s a child of your own
Anywhere they have to stay
You won’t leave them alone

People often question
Why’s this happening to me
They look up to the heavens
But answers they don’t see

Tears fall so easily
As they cry away their fear
They sometimes fall to their knees
Hoping that God will hear

But the one thing to always know
Is that God is close at hand
All that you are going through
He already understands

We sometimes even blame Him
For own suffering and pain
We say so many negative things
Sometimes we take his name in vain

But through it all he forgives us
For our outbursts and our blame
Because He knows our pain to well
At times He’s been through the same

But believe that somewhere out there
Miracles are taking place
You see that in the beauty
Being a member of the human race

So just when things look their worst
That’s when they start to improve
Then all the doubt you had in faith
Will slowly be removed

Pain unfortunately is a part
Of the life that we all live
It lives inside everyone
To now and again hold us captive


© 2-18-11/RJH