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    REACHING OUT TO YOU

    Reach

    we see her

    reaching out to us

    with a delicate hand

    amidst the earthquake devistation

    in japan

    crying with her last breaths

    momma i need you to hold

    a victim of a disaster unforetold

    nuclear reactors exploding

    adding to a tragic situation

    in a country that remembers

    hiroshima and nagasaki

    and the after affects of nuclear radiation

     

    angels of mercy sing

    please dont die

    please dont die

    we are 

    reaching out to you

     

    we see him

    wandering about the rubble

    trying to make sense

    of why the creator allowed 

    an entire family to die in port au prince

    his  lips parched as he looks water to quench

    his thirst

    quietly reciting biblical verse

    revelation 14

    slowly giving up hope 

    as he surveys the scene

     

    angels of mecry sing

    please dont give up

    please dont give up

    we are

    reaching out to you

     

    we see her

    walking around with a smile 

    that hides tears that stain

    for though she has moved far away

    memories of that hurricane

    remain

    she was raised to never question the father

    he has a purpose i suppose

    her memories so vivid

    as the flood water rose

    in her dreams

    she hums do you know what it means

    to miss new orleans

     

    angels of mercy sing

    please dont hurt

    please dont hurt

    we are

    reaching out to you

     

    we  see him

    remembering the port authority

    members of the fraternal order

    firefighters and the innocent victims

    that september day in nyc

    as towers fell due to a man made tragedy

    he recalls with a smile his younger brother

    always following him around

    both becoming firemen

    but never will he forget the sound

    of his mother crying why oh why

    did my son and so many other have 2 die

     

    angels of mercy sing

    please dont cry 

    please dont cry

    we are

    reaching out to you

     

    we see her

    strugging to survive

    her first day of life

    an unfolding tragedy gripping

    a man and his wife

    she and i in the hospital 

    remembering the gospel hymns we sung

    while our daughter loses her life

    to failing kidneys and lungs

    family saying you can have more children

    you are both young

    time doesnt heal but one comes

    to grips with the pain

    the memory of our dear kelsey remains

     

    as angels sing

    she is with the father

    she is with the father

    and her tiny hand

    will always be

    reaching out  to you

     

     

    i dedicate this to those lost in natural and man made

    disasters

    despite our religious affiliations

    sexual persuasion

    and racial identity

    we are one

    on this  the 3rd stone from the sun

    also i dedicate this to my daughter

    kelsey greaves

    little one though your mother and i 

    will be forever apart

    with you we will always share one love

    one heart

     

    peace and blessings to 

    all who believe in love.

     

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    • 15 March 2011
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