Standing At a Crossroads
Standing at the crossroads of life
I wonder which path I will take
The one that makes life easy
Or the one to happiness.
The easy path will take me to
A life of ease and riches
Where work conditions are perfect
Making life go without hitches
The path to happiness is paved
With heartache along the way
But when you get to the end of the journey
Your heart with be wanting to stay
So i stand and wonder And wait
Knowing that i will be shown the way
The path to easy living
Is to work in a hospital near by
Have satisfaction in my work
But I would be living a lie
The path that leads to happiness
Will take me far away, to a poor country
Where the women need my help as a midwife
Where many babies an mums now die
I will run the gauntlet of many men
Who class women as lower than cattle
Not having help in an way so they die
I know i will have to battle.
To set up a clinic where i can help
Give advice on keeping things clean
Helping the health of the starving
Showing where to begin.
Be their midwife when needed
For now so many more die than live
When complications arise
But with help from above they'll survive
My head and heart are in conflict
My family say don't depart
But I have to live with my self
Follow whats in my heart
So I have bought a ticket
To foreign soil i must go
If i only help just a few
I will have tried thats all I know.
Seren Roberts
Copyright © Seren Roberts | Year Posted 2012
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