Rise up

The earth is shaken every day,

full of fear in every way.

Wondering, crying, searching for hope,

doubting, fighting, misery's woe.

Time stands still like a frightened doe,

everything seems so out of control.

Then, out of nowhere, a boy goes to console,

a woman, her children; alone in the cold.

All of a sudden the world's not so bold,

maybe there is a place for those all alone.

How, after all, can you condone,

a child who feels weakened,

before they are old.

Copyright KJ Heier, 2011.