the way to joy
December 11, 2009
A gentle hand touches me
A loving smile embraces
I respond with gratitude
Overwhelmed with joy
Each day is a mystery
Who can know what it will bring
I will begin with laughter
Peace comes in the pain
The journey is hard
Easy answers do not work
The trouble is real
My parents failed me
They did not love each other
Home, not a safe place
Their parents failed them also
The cycle must be broken
It’s time to stop the death run
I will start with me
Somebody needs to live it
To reveal the way to joy
Forgiveness stops the cycle
Love will overcome
I’ll be a victim no more
By decisions of others
Responsibility’s mine
Which way I will go
© Terry S. Smith
December 11, 2009
Dedicated to my grandson Preston, who is 6 today.
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