A Year

A year can be YAY
filled with birthdays and smiles

A year can be HEY
let's measure our adventures in miles

A year can be SAD
filled with pain and too many tears

A year can be GLAD
look, I am still here

A year is just TIME
measured in minutes and days

A year that is MINE
can be spent many ways

A year can pass SLOW
every second feels like a waste

A year can be like WOAH
slow down, what's your haste

A year should be MEASURED
by the memories you've had

A year should be TREASURED
both the good and the bad

A year should be used to GROW
learn as much as you can

A year just never KNOWS
what God may have as a plan

Each year is GIFT
and should be handled with care

Next year isn't PROMISED
and you may not be there.

The Wave Will Subside

It comes in waves
Both unpredictable and unsure

There is no right way
There is no cure

Sometimes it is loud
And you cry and you scream

Sometimes it is numbing
And if feels like a dream

It just is what it is
And it can't be escaped

So know that it's coming
But do not be afraid

Because He sees your tears
And He feels your pain

But He holds your loved one
He knows their name

With healing comes pain
And your light will shine again

Trust in your Angels
And have Faith in Him

Your breath will return
And your broken heart will mend

Turn your eyes to God
Take the hand of a friend

There is still love to be found
And a full life for you still

So find Peace when you can
And if you can't stand, kneel