Cover my eyes that I might not see intolerance
that I should, with handkerchief in hand,
catch the falling tears,
shed with collective sadness
Of the heartbroken brokenhearted,
Side stepping their sorrow
Cover my ears that the crying children
be rocked in their mother's caccooned embrace
quieted by lullabies from an angel' s choir
to hold captive their innocence,
like a precious gift
Cover my mouth that I shalt not feed amongst the frenzy
of piranhas that chew at the fabric of a good heart
only to spit out sarcastic swords
Cover my hands in the warming handshake
of strangers I've yet to make friends...
so to strengthen my belief that goodness prevails
Cover my heart that I may, if wounded, forgive those,
who trespass against us...
With grace to move forward, enlightened, at best
Cover my thoughts in daffodils daydreams
Of a once majestically beautiful September's day
that was covered in the ash of indifference
Only to have a Phoenix' s rising thereafter
Cover the caskets with flags and flowers
Cover the shivering fireman' s shoulders
Cover the homeless man's feet...
Cover your crosses to bear, in kindness.
Cover my soul with the tenderness of your lines so that I could not know hate... beautifully written Susan... truly!
The pleas, the affirmation, the succour, the hand of universal friendship extended in this fine piece. May we continue to grow in this direction on our small insignificant world.
I guess this tragedy left so much bruises on you..deeper than people here, with many poems you released around this theme, i am sure you are feeling so hurtful again..._Soul
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
We truely need to join our collective hearts For the fallen and falling of that day Their lives never forgotten nor fade Their presence though missed is rejoiced In trying to do justice to this injustice We fail to find words that are wise But these words set in Take Cover Do more than words in prayer