A Mother's Tears
No one can keep him safe,
And shelter him from the night.
We aren't here to keep him close,
And chase away his fright.
No father's strength to guide him,
No mother's gentle touch
It's the little things you'd never notice
That matter to him so much.
Two lives as sacrifice,
To keep him through the years
But this small boy will never know,
The comfort in a mother's tears.
Who will watch this child,
And give him a place to lay his head?
Will a sister who hates them
Give him space to keep a bed?
"I will keep him grudgingly,
Though I may wail and moan,
And never treat him perfectly,
Or keep him as my own."
Who will teach their son,
Of the sacrifice they've made?
A pair of friends from long ago,
A friendship now long frayed.
"We'll try our best to watch your son,
Though long years will we part.
In memory of a friend we once had,
Whose death keeps us apart."
Who will show him love
Which he desperately needs?
Will some perfect stranger
Perform this helpful deed?
"My family will take him in,
As a mother should
And though he's not my son,
I say he's just as good."
And who will teach him all,
Until the day will come
That he must face his demons
And to destiny he will succumb?
"Only I can keep that task
And teach him of this path,
And prepare him for the day
That he must face the Dark Lord's wrath."
He walks through a life,
Fraught with suffering and pain,
An ending waits for him
That he might see us again.
He has his home and helpers,
And a teacher who is wise
And the mother's tears he needs
Are reflected in his own eyes.