For Sandy Hook

The eyes of the young that will never grow old

Stories of their souls left untold;

A gift so innocent, so young, so true

A nation of mourners heartbroken, confused;

The loss of a life brings ageless pain

But to lose a child leaves an endless stain;

Every mother, father, sister or brother

Knows the ache of losing another;

We don’t understand and won’t pretend to

We only ask for a little comfort just to get thru;

No one knows why we face such violent acts

I’m not even sure that’s the question we need to ask;

Let’s just gather together as we have many times before

Let’s shower the families that will hurt for evermore;

Let us do what America does best

Join together when our faith is at its test;

I don’t care what spiritual being gives you life

Just pray an end to this misery and strife;

We are all of someone and we all know love

We are all tested and we must all overcome;

We are imperfect and yes we often fail

But we are Americans and we shall prevail;

We often fight each other on our own land

But we, Americans, together we stand;

Shaken to the core and yes, we cry today

But we, Americans, will see another day;

Sandy Hook, we care, we cry, we feel your pain

We pray, we love, and we hurt the same;

You can’t see us, but we mourn with you

Your angels are our angels, they’ll carry us all through.

—Dec. 17, 2012

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