Why Lord..... Poem by JoAnn McGrath

Why Lord...


Why Lord....
You hear that how many times a day.
In how many different ways
Why should you listen to me?
What makes me so different that you would hear my pleas?

Why Lord....
Do you make a soul struggle on?
Adding more to each new dawn
That straw will finally break the load I carry
Why will you not answer my query?

That straw I speak of is my mother's will
The one I rely on in times of ill
Yet now I awake today with fear
As I see her strength wain with tears

My rock. My fortress
in times of stress
Again you put me to the test

You are asking me to go beyond my emotions
Tossed in the waves of a turbulent ocean

Slowly taking from me a harbor from my storms
Yet asking me to carry on and perform
With all that I carry with me
How will I carry on this deed?

Why Lord....
Do you make a soul struggle on?
Adding more to each new dawn

4 Nov 2007