Not my best work, but I felt I should write it as is... I'm not satisfied with the title either... I hope you like it, Entrigue.
Ode to the Strength of a Child
I sat by the sidelines
not knowing what to say
I sat by wayside
not knowing this was the day
I saw you approach me
So sad and all alone
I saw you as you were
For others' sins you tried to atone
I looked upon your golden skin
tears streaming from your face
I looked into your golden heart
knowing you could win the race
I sat with you upon the stairs
and talked for hours on end
I sat and heard your story
and knew you were a God-sent friend
I gave your $20 dollars
to do with as you may
I received your hug, as big and strong
and then I knew this was the day
You touched my soul and my heart
as none have ever done
You touched more nerves than ever before
and in your eyes I saw the sun
I have missed you every day
hoping you would return
I have held you in my heart and prayers
hoping you would return
My heart was changed the day we met
I no longer see only myself
I want to help those as you helped me
to see past the one and give till nothing left
You touched my soul and my heart
and I love you for it everyday
You made me want the best for the child
that I would love some day
I want things to be better for them
the ones who cannot defend
I want to do what you have done
forever my heart to them lend
This poem is for Entrigue and all those girls and boys who have risen