Can You Hear Me God
Can you hear me God, are you up there listening to my words,
I have lots of questions for you to answer, lots of whys;
Like, why did you take my big sister far up above to be with you,
Mother said you needed a little girl with wings in heaven.
Why did you not take me instead, then mother would not cry,
And father would not weep when he was talking of her;
And God why did you make me different from other little girls,
Why was I so quiet and lonely reading books and writing.
I was not like other little kids, I was always thinking of things,
Wanting to explore nature instead of playing with others;
Refusing to eat animals and weeping because they were killed.
Are you there God, can you explain life and all to this girl.
I understand why you took my true love from me that day,
He was always driving his car too fast, he was doomed;
But God, why my babies could you have not left them here,
As I stand at their grave with clenched fists, I ask you why.
Are you listening to me God, can you tell me why I write,
Why do I have this need and passion for words on paper;
I understand that mother was sick, but father why so suddenly,
Do you have a purpose for me in this life, if so what is it.
Well God, I guess that's it for now, please give mother a hug,
And father and all the rest I love you have taken up above;
Even those pets that shattered my heart when they departed,
Are you there God, why is there so much suffering in the world.
Well, I'm waiting, God . . .
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October 14, 2015
Poetry/Narrative/Can You Hear Me God
Copyright Protected, ID 15-717-069-0
All Rights Reserved. Written under Pseudonym.
For the contest, Are You There God,
sponsor, Silent One
Second Place
Copyright © Constance La France | Year Posted 2015
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