A Childhood Lamentation Poem by Juwon Daniel

Shadows like a long lost friend
come to me each night.
Bringing whispers in the wind
that tell me what to write.

Tonight I see a young mans prayer
that's written in a letter.
Father who art in heaven
please help my mom get better.

I've seen the struggles she's gone through
I've seen the tears she cries.
I've heard her sobbing in her room
I know how hard she tries.

From the time that I was small
til now I'm almost grown.
It's always been just her and I
yet still she's so alone.

The time is coming oh so soon
I'll be a man someday.
Please help her find a love that's true
before time I go away.

I know the love that's in her heart
she has so much to give.
Help her see before I go
it's her turn now to live.

Find a man who's love is true
a hand for her to hold.
Someone who will hold her tight
on nights when it gets cold.

A man to love her just like me
a man who's love will stay.
All these things I ask of You
in Jesus name I say.