Poetry
We sometimes get so busy
doing things we think are right,
that we fail to see the ones we love
who cry alone each night.
We think a few kind words from us
are all they really need,
but what their hearts are crying for
is love in thought AND deed.
We see their needs as burdens
which we do not want to bear.
We turn from them with hardened hearts,
too cold to even care.
We cannot find the answers
for the things they sometimes ask,
so, often we just turn away
from this distasteful task.
But when their hope is finally gone
and darkness reigns supreme,
they give up on the lives they live,
they give up on their dream.
And then we’re left to wonder why
a friend so dear is gone.
We search for reasons why they left
but then the truth, it dawns.
If we had just lived half as good
as what we THOUGHT we were
this tragic story we now tell
would never have occurred.
So friend be sure that all you do
is firmly based in love.
Don’t be just an olive branch,
but also, be the dove.
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