A Mothers Pain

Take it from me, You don't see what I see You don't hear what I hear, You don't feel what I feel, But most of all you don't fear what I fear. You see an addict, The scum of the earth, The low lives and degenerates, A society of no value or worth. I see my daughter, The child I held in my arms, The baby I cherished Vowed no one would harm. You see an addict, You turn and walk away, You cross the street, "Parenting these days" I see an addict, I plead and I pray "Dear God please, Don't take my baby away. You see your child, Out there on the swing, You see your child, They laugh and they sing. This was my daughter, Back in the day, Before heroin came, Andtook her away. You thinkit's a choice, You think they don't care, You don't see the fight, You don't see the despair. I see a lost soul, With an awful disease, I don't know how she got there, But she wants to be free. You say that is one thing, My child wouldn't do, But you don't know the future, You're not wearing those shoes. I pray God blesses you, And keeps your family safe, I wish for no one, To be in my place. To see what I see, To hear what I hear, To feel what feel, But most of all to fear what I fear. 12/18/2014