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    Things are happening that I can’t control

    I hate to see the hurt and feel the woe

    I just do not have the words to say

    To explain or make it all okay

    My heart is breaking from all of these things

    Eye opening life experiences

    But why do they all have to be so cold?

    From a sudden death

    To the downsides of growing old

    For so many now time is flying by

    Days on a calendar are like grains of sand

    Just washing away in the tide

    But for some time stands still

    A day remembered forever etched in our minds

    An image that haunts some

    And memories and time lost for others

    Hope and comfort shattered on the ground

    The pieces we pick up are dentate and fragile

    As we try to make anew something old brought forth from the ashes

    Our minds are trying to comprehend

    That which even the greatest of minds can’t explain

    How a life can end so suddenly

    How a mind can lose its power to remember

    How those once so close can fall away from one another

    Only God can understand these things

    Only He can answer our questions

    So we write them down

    And we walk the floor waiting for His return

    But our papers are worthless

    He knows our hearts and minds

    He snickers at our plans

    And he holds us tightly in His arms

    Some day everything will make sense

    We just need to hold onto our faith

    And while I ponder and question

    I can feel life slipping through my fingers

    Like petals from the prettiest and sacred of flowers

    Must my life always be this way?

    A worrier and a sensitive being trapped by fear and scared to move on?

    I pray not

    And I lean into the Lord’s embrace

    Hopeful that soon He will guide me to better horizons

    And give me something I can call my own

    But for now I will do my best

    Always being me

    And try to use my words to comfort and heal

    May from the ashes come a light

    And may we be able to survive these challenges

    Standing together

    Stronger than ever

    And better than before

    By, Tiffany Simar

    3/19/13