Where is his favorite shirt?

Up in the morning
Waking the kids with a smile
Where is his favorite shirt?

Cooking breakfast
Finding homework
On his face, is that dirt?

Jump in shower
Rushing to get ready
Oh My! Ripped my skirt

Race to school to drop off
On way to long day of work
Dodging each stupid flirt

Rush home to cook
PTA, practice and more
Still have to walk Burt

We sit down to eat
As I eye the laundry pile
Pants hit by ketchup squirt

Laughter erupts
Rough housing starts
Band-aids fix the hurt

Paying dishes
Washing bills
Trying not to be curt

Dodging bedtime
Mom's peace delayed
My feelings I don't blurt

Up in the morning
Waking the kids with a smile
Where is his favorite shirt?

UMCOR - UMCOR Hotline Archives 2010 - The UMCOR Hotline

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Cultural Differences

Cultural Differences by Trish Adams, LCSW

The waves of shock and sadness overcome
As your heart wails the tragic tale
Letting your tears bang like a drum
I listen, clutching and hugging

There are no words to comfort
Such grief and wails to God
No bargaining will He court
I cry and grieve with you

As a mystery of life
I explain the absence of answers
A grieving mother and wife
Your eyes search my soul

I know what you want
If I could explain the deaths
And stop the reason hunt
The peace would come

But I hold you and share
The understanding of a woman
You hear the love and care
Despite our differences

My hearts breaks as I hear the whine
You cry and scream in your words
I whisper understanding in mine
Barriers of language disappear

Humanity trumps
The pain of feeling alone
As hope to us jumps
We search together

The grace of God
Breaks through the darkness
Like a steel rod
Piercing the disbelief