Sunday, September 25, 2011

To The Children of Saint Jude’s

All you ever have to do is look into those eyes
And a million inspirations flood your soul.
All the hope and wide-eyed wisdom
Reflected in a smile
Of a child whose fate is destined to unfold.
And you see behind the curtain
All the pain that is denied
As they suffer to find hope and hold on tight.
Another day is another gift,
Another battle to be won
To take away the darkness from their light.

Surrounded by the ones they love
And ones who come to love them,
Given every hope there is to give.
No false expectations,
Knowing all the odds,
They only seek the opportunity to live.

And many here will overcome
The demons that have plagued them
And leave to grow and fill their hearts desire.
And those who fought the valiant fight
And lost their final battle
Are heroes in the hope that they inspire.

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1 comment:

Ann Simpson Jarrard said...

Heartbreaking to think of what these children & parents go through. So Thankful for St. Jude’s. I’ve never been there but have been to CTCA in Chicago whose innovative cancer techniques gave my late brother, Vic a few extra years after local treatments failed. My already hurting heart sank even further as I encountered young adults who appeared to be around the same ages or younger than my own children navigate the hallways & cafeteria of a place that gave them hope of a future. My brother was only 51 at that time but both us felt immense sadness at the thought of these young lives & especially the children being treated at St. Jude’s & all children’s hospital having to live with all that is CANCER !