God is on Our Side

By Richard L. Provencher

Thu, 18 Aug 2011
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I’ve seen the face of despair
the bone-crunching, spirit-draining
moments of chaos,
I’ve been there.

I’ve experienced the numbing sensations
of emotion-crumbling, sorrow-filled
days of anguish,
I’ve been there.

The tears of love from a parent,
the cries of torment for
a loved one
the why? and how come it happened?
I’ve been there.

Yes, I’ve seen the face of Satan
trying to turn man against wife,
son against son
but I know we’ll win this raging war,
God is on our side.

© Richard L. Provencher

First published 1993
Around the Planet Anthology
Canadian Troubadour Publishing Company
Sarnia, Ontario ISBN 0-921734-06-9

Note: This poem was written to acknowledge
the massive amount of love and patience
we needed to provide our youngest son,
adopted at the age of nine.

Certificate U
POETRY - A Passage of Motion 2
Autobiography

Comments

Submitted by Rhiannonw on
Very moving and honest. Reminiscent of struggles we knew when our youngest son was struggling with Asperger-type symptoms (and we were struggling), which I tried to summarise in verse recently on here.

 

Submitted by Richard L. Prov... on
Bless you, Rhiannonw---I believe each of us who have walked through the fire come out refined and become a lantern for others who need encouragement to deal with their own family struggles. Richard LP
Richard L. Provencher