How did it come to this

You worked so hard to make a life for us

How did it come to this?

Tears fall as I look at the photograph of you

Wide eyed, so young and innocent

Ignorant then of all that would befall us

And it is not lost on me

That today in my day of grief

It is your heart I feel

As well as your face gazing upon me

From a far off place

The world is changing so

And it seems to be becoming more and more

A loveless place

Ruled by greed

And yet deep inside my heart

I know there are those sensitive loving souls too

Who ache for what this world has become

And wish to make a change

And so it is that I remain

For as long as I need to

Deep within the hurting places

Bearing testament to the truths my heart shouts

Even if they only resound

All around me

In this solitary room

For surely somewhere deep in heaven

And on earth

It’s echoes

Will be deeply felt.