maybe threading through
broken glasses in barefoot
is painful
maybe falling off a tree
with head first landing the
ground is even more painful
but what is pain really?
what could be more painful
than to be away from you
you that
makes my days so bright
bathes me with so much delight
uplifts me in gracious height
and shelters me with pure might
oh! i guess you’ll never know how
painful it is that your not here with us
i shall cling to your promise of
come back—safe and sound
written 12/30/2002