Promise Him the Moon and Give Him the Stars

Promise Him the Moon and Give Him the Stars

A/N: I know this probably isn't my best…but I just watched a movie called "Promise the Moon" on TV starring Shawn Ashmore (the guy who plays Jake) and it motivated me. Get this, another guy (the one who played Edleman I think) from Animorphs was also on it. Cool, huh?

I hold my son with no one else controlling me,

How I long to stay with him, to once more be free.

But I know that I can't, because if I stay,

It's too terrible a price that the world will have to pay.

I study his face, holding back all the tears that I can,

He's growing into such a handsome young man.

But where are the stars that used to shine,

In the eyes that look so much like mine.

His stars disappeared because f this war,

How long has my baby been fighting for?

I wish I could promise he'd lead a normal life soon,

But that would be like promising the moon.

I hold him close as we say our good byes,

Tears are streaming from both of our eyes.

I hold the Visser up to my ear,

And re-enter the world of slavery and fear.

I love my son, and wish there's more I could do,

To ease the pain of what he's been through.

When my time comes to go to Heaven, I'll look down from afar,

Then I'll promise him the moon and give him the stars.