Engulfed
Captured within this moment with thoughts inside my head.
Drowning myself in sorrow while thinking about the dead.
Bombs bursting all around me with thoughts of yesterday.
Wishing things were different but what on earth can I say?
Captured within this moment with thoughts of yesterday.
Trying hard to understand why things ended up that way.
A little life was taken, this is so hard to understand.
Constantly asking myself, Why was this in the Master’s plan.
Captured within this moment can’t you plainly see.
Questions, questions all around are drowning inside of me.
If only I knew the answer, to all of this my friend.
I could have some comfort and find real peace within.
Speaking with my sister-in-law on this morning about the tragedy that
Took place on Nov.7th-2007, the death of little Jeremiah. We found ourselves “
engulfed within the moment”……
Copyright © Mary Duhart | Year Posted 2007
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