Wednesday, September 15, 2010

Wednesday's Woe - Overcome by "Weeds" in Grief ~by Tommy and Angie Prince






Wednesday's Woe


Overcome by "Weeds" in Grief


~by Tommy and Angie Prince




"Weeds" in our child's life took her life

as the driver of the crashed car was drugged.

Unable to kill the "weeds" in her life cuts like a knife:

Our daughter was killed soon after we last hugged.




Mowing the grass is now a chore since the day

the policeman dropped by, coming into

my backyard as I was mowing my grass

with the devastating words he would say...




We had burned our grass to destroy our weeds

so the yard was burned black like our hearts

as the people came by to do condolence-deeds

on the blackest day Heaven imparts...




A month to kill weeds,

Two weeks to till the dirt,

Then we plant the seeds,

All the while we hurt.




The grass came up so pretty

Just like once did our beautiful child...

Now with a summer of drought

Weeds overtake and destroy,

...Just as they did our child.












Picture - Thanks to @LillyAnn
Poem - Overcome by "Weeds" in Grief - Angie Bennett Prince - 9/14/10

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