How Do You? Poem by Annette Aitken

How Do You?

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How Do You.?

How do you mend a broken heart?
when it doesn't belong to you.

How do you tell a child you love?
that life is sometimes cruel.

How do you dry the tears they cry?
when cuddles ain't enough.

How do you carry the burden of hurt?
with shoulders not strong enough.

How do you comfort a child of yours?
when words are not enough.

It's hard to mend a broken heart
when it doesn't belong to you.

Sunday, June 19, 2016
Topic(s) of this poem: parenting
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Terry Craddock 09 January 2017

'How do you mend a broken heart? when it doesn't belong to you. How do you tell a child you love? that life is sometimes cruel.' a wonderful insight into a meaningful life question which concerns us all

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Edward Kofi Louis 19 August 2016

Its hard to mend a broken heart! Thanks for sharing this poem with us.

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Philip Mc Mahon 19 July 2016

Love this poem. It's every parent worse fear to be helpless when their child needs help. When you can not take away their pain.

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Bri Edwards 03 July 2016

and when you find out the answers to all of THOSE questions, ...............how do YOU mend a broken heart when it DOES belong to you? ? my favorite lines (from you) : How do you carry the burden of hurt? with shoulders not strong enough. very nice. and you have children? this is about you and yours? well, probably about MANY families....... i have a feeling you would do/do pretty well as a parent. bri :)

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Clarence Prince 23 June 2016

Its hard to mend a broken heart When it doesn't belong to you That's true enough, yet words of encouragement maybe good enough to help with the mending of it! There is hope, keep the faith!

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