Our Precious Precious Child

Published January 18th, 2007

 

‘Unbearable grief’ 

Remember those words? 

God showed me what it felt like? 

It seems he thought my son 

Needed to know too 

So he gave him 

A disability that allowed him 

To understand that he wanted 

To live like everyone else 

But not enough ability to make it happen 

Just in case that wasn’t enough 

God thought my son would benefit 

From the pain of addiction, 

The challenge of appearing outwardly capable, 

The anguish of not being able to meet others’ expectations 

And the sorrow of awareness of these things - 

But in His defense 

He DID give us our precious child 

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