Today Lord I ask, Why?
Why do you hurt us?
Why do you take our happiness?
Lord, you said you would guide us.
How could you take,
An infant so small and so fragile?
Never to Cry, crawl, or coo,
Never to see the light of day.
I held her in my arms,
Just once, you know.
Her lifeless body,
A child we will never know.
Her parents live now...
A Blur.
Her sisters don't know...
Where to turn to.
My niece should be here,
Selfish, Yes.
No person should have to endure,
Such horrible pain.
I ask you why, Lord.
Shouldn't she have grown up,
To live a life of choice,
And be her own self.
I ask you wny, Lord.
How could you give us a gift
And take it from our souls
In nine months without a breath?
Author notes
Anger and hurt by loosing a life so fragile is something no one person should ever have to endure.
Written March 30th, 2003
A contest entry
- Choices available, Pre-writes Allowed NO TROPHIES ALLOWED. depressing, random, love, hate by nokie.
300 points, ended February 22, 2004, 34 entries
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Wow!!thats really amazing and so sad....and really emotional...It reminds me of some song for My Dying Bride-called "2 winters only"...he says in it:
"What is it you hope for, even though you are dying?
And even though life is closing your tiny eyes
Why did I leave them all?
I should be with them to die in the same place
The pain I think, should go on forever. For always
But no. Not mine. Not now. My life now begins
Call me what you will, but I'll die for no man, at all
My limbs and the life that spreads from them
Cross my path and you'll suffer like no man before, at all
What I hunger for, is the trial of God
For just two winters only did we live for
My God. What have you become? Dear, dear lord
We could have changed the world, had you been here with me.
Right now
Held you in my arms. In my arms, my love
Jesus wept so man could live forever on earth. In peace
But my tears. They fall for you. Only you"
Im sorry for pasting the whole song...but what I mean is that I really love this song and how emotional it is in the same way...and they say the band was name My Dying Bride as for the death of this wife who died in a car accident....and like he always ask "oh lord what have you become?why me?".....
Beautiful and very emotional poem you wrote over here...wish you the all luck to win...btw check mine too...Im in the contest too...
Wael
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pain pain pain pain! wow, this poem's emotion was a knockout. a great loss like that often leaves us with that questioning feeling of sadness... why?
"I ask you why, Lord.
Shouldn't she have grown up,
To live a life of choice,
And be her own self."
this was my favorite stanza... but the whole poem stuck out as exceptionally emotional. excellent write! good luck on the contest. -
Wow! That sure was emotional. I like! No person should ever have to go through that, you're right. It's a terrible loss when you carry around and nuture this baby inside you for 9 months and then it doesn't make it. It's so sad!! This poem was more sad to me, than angry, but I did feel quite a lot of anger towards the Lord, with constant asking of why Lord? Great job thanks for entering
luv
bebe
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