Love Like the Son

A dream I had Of marriage and children Nothing seemed sweeter Than coloring my hopes gently With joy and passion, satisfaction That comes from loving and being loved The word family held such awesome attraction I married and believed Time would bring my arms The baby that I yearned for The child that I’d surely adore I waited for months then years Until one day, there was no way I could expect to find myself expecting The little one who my heart desired so greatly The years passed into decades And my dream was finally left behind In a past where the pain was still breathing But my heart kept repeating without conceding This dream was something that just wasn’t meant to be A dream I had Of a child who I’d love Was a dream that fell down Into the long gone thoughts Of moments when I was sure God would fill my life with little lives Who held my hand and continued to thrive On kindness and laughter, a love that would be As unconditional as the dream that finally left me Feeling like I’d missed out on something far better Than the many other things that kissed my heart with joy In spite of all the sorrow I knew Because God didn’t give me the children Of my dreams, my hopes, my need for peace… In spite of the pain, I can finally say… God’s grace is sufficient to heal this broken spirit And in His wonderful wisdom… He gave me a light To spread across the dark… a light of love Glowing clearer than sun, stars and moon Brightening lives wherever it shines And soothing my soul with hope For the healing that comes When I love like the Son! A broken person poetry contest Sponsored by: Faraz Ajmal June 26, 2021