Solace
Suddenly, at ten years old, I woke in the night,
Seeking answers to the most daunting thought.
Some parents ease the mind with their own faith.
Soothing words could not be truthfully spoken by my kin.
Son, all we know is life, and then we die.
So we find a way to live; we too merely try.
Suffering remains, so to the faithful I say: I understand why.
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