Why must you...
Last weekend I had the extreme pleasure of meeting the former Poet Laureate of the United States Billy Collins.
He read several of his poems in honor of our mutual friend's 80th birthday. I had not heard Billy read in a couple of years and I was immediately struck by the strength and simplicity of his words. He chose his poems based on the happiness and humor of the occasion yet they were poignant and went straight to the heart.
This morning I had another poetry moment of purity and heartfelt words when I read Leslie Moon's poem Why must you....
How many times as parents of children who struggle daily due to physical and/or mental disabilities or other issues do we ask ourselves:
suffer so?
It makes me
want to go
and hold your
hand
make things
ok
If I could make
the pain go
away
How can you
stand another
day
of sorrow standing
in the way
of happiness
that might abound
if you could
simply turn
around
For more of Leslie's poetry visit the Moondustwriter's Blog.
