The Price of Love

One day I birthed you into this land We watched you grow as we held your hand You sucked your fingers during those years Then you brought your parents many tears I cried because I didn’t understand All these hardships were not in my plan The choices you made were not just for you They affected the family too I vented with friends for oh so long One day I began writing poems Poems I wrote came straight from the heart I wrote about you from the very start Night after night you would stay away Deep down in all I could do was pray I would walk the floors night after night I learned my son was no where in sight What did I do to cause all this pain Why was my heart feeling all this strain Mom didn’t tell me of these sort of days I guess this’s the price that love pays