Poem

12/4/09

You feel, You see, You hear, You smell,
You can’t explain
You touch the hands, You hold the children,
You can’t explain
You quickly begin to be swallowed by poverty, You stare into the eyes of a hopeless family,
You can’t explain
You see parents cry when they lie to their children by saying the next meal will come,
You can’t explain
You have your heart ripped out of you seeing treatable sickness kill,
You can’t explain
You arrive at your destination and see hope,
Your heart leaps
You see children play and laugh and see the imperishable light in father’s hopeful eyes,
You feel lifted
You see joy overcome families with the promise of Jezi remen ou (Jesus loves you)
You are overcome
You see food given to families with nothing
You are jubilant
You see the hope of a mission changing a country
You are changed

Too Close to Ignore…..

written by A after returning from Haiti