A mother's tears

When a life is lost in war. Someone is heart broken somewhere.

                                     

 

                             A mother's tears

There is nothing as beautiful as a mother and a child.

I watched a mother holding and singing to her baby.

"I love you my baby. No-one will hurt you.

Mama will buy a soft little bed to rest your small body."

Can we see beyond the color of the skin?

Will we hate because their religion is not same as ours?

Will we close our eyes to help someone in need

because the pain isn't ours to feel?

The mother looked out a window. She see a dirty city.

So many helpless people with no place to go.

She bring her baby closer and kisses her baby head.

She sings "I love you my sweet baby,

I pray for the day when the world is safe for you.

Everyone had a fair chance."

The rain drops are acid rain.

Violence is a normal thing in this world.

 Another soldier die.

Somewhere tears are falling for the soldier.

He was someone son who mother's tears will never stop.

A young woman prayed.

"God, protect my baby for the world is cold and heartless.

keep my baby safe from the hate and violence.

Please lord of life and death allow my child to grow strong

and have a fair chance at a good life.

Lord keep my baby safe for she is my world
and I would empty and alone without her."

 Tears falls from the young woman eyes.

The view from her window of a world falling apart.

She knew her tears for her baby has just began.

                           Coyote

                         Oct 2008

 

 

Author's Note

We need a world where people are safe and we don't sent our children to war at eighteen to learn death before love and life possibilities.

Reviews

[Lily Mae]

A young man here in N. Michigan was just 18 and died in Afghanistan. I live by the airport and learned his motorcade was going down my road.. I took my 17 year old son out there and we waited for them.. The faces, the tears, and the length of that procession was heart wrenching.. I cried for them all.. I so agree with you that they don't get a chance to learn life before they are hit with death..xxx Great write... and thank you for sharing..x

[sarah]

so sad :-(

[?]

My brother just went to Afhanistan. Will be gone for 1 or 2 yrs.
We should all shed a tear for the ones that have lost their lives for us.
Very good write Coyote.
Very touching

[trainwreck]

This was tragic and beautiful. Great job.

[Kelsie Eileen Stark]

This was very heartwarming, strong and would bring tears to any mans eyes..

[Zeitgeist Manifesto]

Having to deal with the death of a 19 yr old in Iraq was too much.
You definitely speak the truth. Hopefully breaking the cycle of young
men and women willing to fight will force the leaders to change their
ways of thinking. These wars change nothing.....

[Tina Kline]

May all the children be safe and grow up with a chance to be happy. That's not so much to ask for. A wonderful poem/story.

[No use.]

breathtaking and wondrous the love of a mother for her child~ honest and worldly

[Sheila Kline]

You have captured the heartache of a mother that is unfortunately that of too many mothers! A very touching, and memorable write.....actually heartbreaking!
You have a gift of making the reader "live" the story you tell...a wonderful gift!

[Poetic Beauty]

This beginning tells a wonderful story of a mother with her child. I love the stories you weave in you poetry and let me see the characters so clearly.

[A.G Franke]

You stuff is always deep and always enjoyed!! I agree with how you think, babies are babies and should be allowed to grow up in a safe and loveing envirment. If the where this world would be so much better, but when thier not, thier childern and grandchildren are likey to suffer the same fate.
Thank you for your service,
A.G.