Child
I would hold you close
In my arms
As you grieve your loss
Mother Father Siblings
Your family your home
Witnessing scenes
No child should have to see
No one should have to see
If I could Child
I would erase these pictures
From your mind
Your mind’s hauntings
Spilling into your dreamworld
Child
You are every child
To me
Who has suffered cruelties
Of war
Cruelties from greed
Cruelties from those who use their power
To take what does not belong
To them
Child if I could
I would explain such behavior
To help you understand
I cannot
For I do not understand
Never will never will
Myself
But Child this I do know
With certainty
Love is the Healer
And I Love you
