Room in the Heart

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    Poem Commentary

    Note: I am not the protagonist in this piece nor do I know him or her personally; but many of these people exist and have the capacity and desire to help a homeless child.

    Room in the Heart
    Room in the Heart
    You're far too young to be
    so terribly aware
    that nature can be cruel
    so cruelly unfair
    Yet so much of your life
    will begin each tomorrow
    another lesson to learn:
    don't waste life on sorrow
    Your family was lost to a tragedy.
    My family is a distant brother
    We may be a perfect match, you and I.
    We each have a need for the other
    I have the perfect rooms for you
    in my home, my life and my heart
    In the end though it's your decision
    just where your new life will start.
    All I ask is your trust and love
    Easier asked, I know, than done
    but I'll earn that trust, 
    I'll earn that love . . . 
    and anticipate the day I can call you my son.
    Note:
    I am not the protagonist in this piece
    nor do I know him or her personally; 
    but many of these people exist and have the 
    capacity and desire to help a homeless child.
    You're far too young to be
    so terribly aware
    that nature can be cruel
    so cruelly unfair
    Yet so much of your life
    will begin each tomorrow
    another lesson to learn:
    don't waste life on sorrow
    Your family was lost to a tragedy.
    My family is a distant brother
    We may be a perfect match, you and I.
    We each have a need for the other
    I have the perfect rooms for you
    in my home, my life and my heart
    In the end though it's your decision
    just where your new life will start.
    All I ask is your trust and love
    Easier asked, I know, than done
    but I'll earn that trust, 
    I'll earn that love . . . 
    and anticipate the day I can call you my son.

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    harveygrund commented on Room in the Heart

    02-25-2010

    Jericho, icu2, Thanks for your comments! Yes, I believe this is what every son should hear from his father; even if he doesn't realize it. So right! Your words and actions stay with a child way into adulthood.
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    Jericho1621 commented on Room in the Heart

    02-25-2010

    This is a really good piece of work.. Believe it or not, but this is what every son wants to hear from their father. At least that's the way I see it.
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    icu2 commented on Room in the Heart

    02-11-2010

    If only parents would realize while they are little that they will soon be big. What we give them, if it be snotty remarks, or kind words...I will go with them forever. Cause and effect. You certainly are a poet.
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    icu2

    02/11/2010

    Sorry, I am in a hurry. I meant "If only parents would realize that while their children are little, they will soon be big...lol

    The true philosopher and the true poet are one, and a beauty, which is truth, and a truth, which is beauty, is the aim of both.

    Ralph Waldo Emerson, American Poet (1803-1882)

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