A Mother's Heart

A Mother's Heart She brought this babe Into this world with such care, A life full of hope and dreams Nothing will happen to him...nothing would dare. She sends him to school And days filled with little league, Never a thought he would One day leave dressed in fatigues. That day came too soon A day covered in clouds, Kissing him goodbye Knowing he would make her proud. Her son fought for his beliefs For the red, white, and blue, For independence and justice Freedom for his mother and for you. There is nothing more wrenching Then that of a mothers cry, For the loss of her child And the call saying her son has died. You see I can not understand I can not say its okay, All I can do now Is kneel down and pray. "Dear God I know you have taken him And made him strong once more, But I miss him so terribly All the way to my core. There is no way to describe This pain which fills my soul, Could you not take me too Release me from this black hole." Her son fought for his beliefs For the red, white, and blue, For independence and justice Freedom for his mother and for you. Can you even for a moment Imagine the ripping apart, The pain and agony of A mother's heart. 2004 Edie Hendrikse