Remembering back,
I see those thoughts,
Were what made my past.
Ahead, I saw the path that others have walked,
That path,
Was it a choice they made, or was it not?
Keep this with me,
When I am hungry,
Help me to see the ones that have been so deserving,
happen to be the ones,
That are left with nothing in their hands,
There is a pain that is greater than mine,
It has taken hold on the heart,
And has been gripped by the empty handed.
When I am angry with the world,
Let me see that their love for another has a foundation,
And that will show me their importance.
When I am desperate,
Help me to remember their desperation is greater,
Because they are clinging on to this life they were given.
When I am strong,
Help me to work harder towards them,
And to the joy we are looking for.
When I am weak,
Tell me I can keep going,
Please try,
"Try to keep going", I whisper towards them,
As in the heart of every child there is wonder in their eyes,
And for them to have that slip away from them in their dieing days,
The world weeps at the very same time,
Why don't people help others that are far away,
What is distance compared to life?
It should not be weighed on the same scale as money,
We only get one chance,
And that should not only last the years of being a child,
Why does race separate us?
Your feelings are just as strong as mine,
Many of us want to forget,
It is a trap that binds the innocent hourly,
And breaks hearts again and again,
I know we can change this,
I have seen it happen,
The world can see again what it has missed,
Something many of us have waited so long for,
It is not to far to reach for,
I wish that forgetfulness would not be put against the misery of each other.
©2002 Molly Nicole