My Heart, My Joy, My Beautiful Child
Joey Kincheloe
You’re the little one that snuck into my heart,
A
lump of pink flesh - the most beautiful art.
A
smile and the touch of your wispy soft breath,
Shook
my world, broke my pride, humbled me inside.
Can’t
explain what I feel when I look in your eyes
but I’ll
hold you, adore you, till the day that I die -
my heart, my joy, my beautiful
child.
You’re the light of my life and you’re only five,
And
it shames me to know how I’ve made you cry.
You’re a light in the dark that too few get to see,
Can
I share you and hide you, protect - let you be?
Can’t
explain all this fear that I’m feeling inside,
but I’ll
hold you, adore you, till the day that I die -
my heart, my joy, my beautiful
child.
Seventeen
and the years have gone by too fast,
You
were in pigtails and jumpers when I looked at you last.
Our
years haven’t been the storybook we had hoped,
And
the clash of our wills have never quite stopped.
Can’t
explain the failure I feel when we fight,
but I’ll
hold you, adore you, till the day that I die -
my heart, my joy, my beautiful
child.
No
longer home, and you’ve lived your own life,
and
the world has been better as you’ve shone your light.
These
are the last days we will share on this earth,
and
a thousand books couldn’t express all your worth.
Can’t
explain what you’ve meant, what you’ve brought to my life,
Could you hold me, adore me, till
the day that I die -
My heart, my joy, my beautiful
child.
I’m gone from this world and it hurts you inside,
I
know there are days when you breakdown and cry.
And
I know there is more that you wanted to say,
you
regret how we left things in the hard days.
I
can’t take away all those things that you
feel,
but
I can say my love for you is absolute - real.
- - -
Don’t forget the man that broke the grip of the grave,
You’re not alone, without hope, He holds your heart - He saves.
Can’t
explain His great love - except that He died,
and He’ll
love you, adore you, till the day that you die.
My heart. My joy. My beautiful
child.
Last week, as a
congregation, we focused on the joy and the responsibility that comes with new
life as we prayed God’s blessing upon our new babies. This week we focus on the
joy and even the pain of seeing our graduating seniors move on to the next
stage in their lives. No matter where you are in your family’s journey, let
them know that they are loved. Make sure they know that they will forever
be loved.
