Beata Agustin Poet Free verse

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If Only You Knew

If only you knew…
the anguish that gripped my heart
trying to fathom 
midst clemency’s understanding
justification for your juvenile 
freedom-driven departure…

If only you knew…
the fervent supplication of my soul
beseeching the Lord 
after learning of your accident
causing you to forget… yet uttering “Mommy”*
when you gained consciousness**…

If only you knew…
the elated spirit 
I now possess
when days ago, you called 
yearning along prayer request:
“I want to go back home.”*** 

… then you would thank God****
for mother’s love and faith.

*I became his Mommy in the orphanage for more than a decade before he was placed in his foster home.
**He had a motorcycle accident on June 24, 2020.
***He personally called me on October 21, 2020, informing that he's well.

****1Thessalonians 5:18 In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.

October 26, 2020

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Malabika Ray Choudhury October 27, 2020 at 3:38 PM Loved reading this poem, Dear Poet. It shows who you are - your kindness for the unfortunate! Thank you for sharing.

Bj Legros Kelley October 26, 2020 at 8:35 PM Ok dear one, tears! Those beloved children, how they grip our hearts. How we rejoice in them and mourn for them. I'm rejoicing that he called you, in tears for the journey that he's been on that lead to your heart break and his injury. I'm so glad he called and wanted you to pray for him. God bless you and your son <3