Poem: "Have You Ever"

I wrote the following poem on a plane coming home from a vacation. Even after such a sweet time on a trip with my wife, I couldn’t help the nagging thoughts as we flew home, the lingering hopes concerning pregnancy. 30,000 feet above the earth, with Paige asleep on my shoulder, it was one of those moments of loneliness. I wondered to myself if we would ever get to experience the joys and pains of bringing a child into this world. I wondered if I would ever get the opportunity to help a life to start. And if not, I was asking why...

"Have You Ever"

Have you ever 

Sought for just a mite of gold --

Fought with all your might to hold --

But lost your mind while grasping

Asking why?

Have you ever 

Blown your lid over little flings

Kept your cool through bigger stings

Known God's will without grasping

Asking why?

Have you ever 

Felt real pain in happiness

Laughed amidst the loneliness

Fell down face first grasping

Asking why?

 

Have you ever

Helped a life to start

Heard a beating heart

Held a small hand grasping?...

I'm asking, "Why?"

~David