Faces

These children live through so many things,
And yet their faces light up with smiles,
They don't focus on past tragedies,
Their stories go on for miles,
Even though they are still at the start.

The boy full of dance and laughter,
The girl who imagines her life to lead to her dreams.
And why shouldn't she have a dream?
She laughs and cries and plays and sings,
Just like every other child.

But unlike every other child,
God has dealt her an unfair hand,
In a few years she will no longer be here.
And that boy who dances now will be dancing in heaven,
Singing his song.

Their smiles,
Their voices,
Their laughs,
Their faces,
Will live on in our minds and hearts,
Forever.