Beyond The Burdens! Poem by Denis Martindale

Ever wondered why life's not fair?
It's because fairy tales are for children
and romance novels are for adults,
but true life, that's reality, that is...
That's when someone's sneaked in,
torn a few pages out of our life stories,
left us bewitched, bothered and bewildered,
left us lonesome and forlorn, utterly crushed...

But sadness passes and God restores our souls,
Sunlight inspires us once again,
The sparrows still sing unafraid,
They still soar like eagles on high...
Yet what of us, the fragile ones here on Earth?
If not for faith, hope and charity,
we'd be nosediving all the time,
flat on our faces once again,
too dazed to stand up and FIGHT!

How do we fight? We use our heads,
we use our hearts and our prayers,
we throw down the gauntlet with gusto,
steadfast against all present sorrows,
challenge every despicable foe,
defy all the odds, get up and stand tall...
until the next time... and what then?

But the next time, we've changed,
we're the new and improved model,
the one that's oh so ready for battle,
the one that's not so battle-weary,
not so much the easy-pickings we used to be,
the one who sees the bully and doesn't run,
the one who doesn't flee, legs like a blur,
arms waving like a little defenseless girl...

So they'd better watch out... next time!
'Cos believe it or not, we're ready!