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a child who's days are numbered
a child knows when his days are numbered:
from doctors and nurses and family,constantly he is being told. he's going to be okay and reassured:
a doctor can't just come out and tell a 5 year old child,you have terminal cancer, and within a month or two, your gonna die:
to be gentle, you must try:
that news a child could not comprehend:
so with a child, you tell half truth, half pretend:
you can't throw on a bucket of water cold:'
you have to gently warm the water, but don't scold:
but the child will read in your eyes:
that soon they are going to die:
they will figure it out on there own:
just reassure them,that always 24 hours a day you will be there and never leave them alone:
it's not fair for a child to die so young, they should be in school, out running and playing having fun:
when a child dies it leaves you feeling numb:
when a child says he sees angels watching over him from above:
then you feel the overwhelming prescence of gods love:
when a child says he saw jesus in his dream:
his eyes light up it seems:
when a child says he is not afraid to die:
because he's going to heaven high:
when a child says don't cry when i'm gone:
i'm going where i belong:
i'm going to heaven with my beholder:
don't worry mommy, i will be looking over your shoulder:
23 february 2000: jdj
from doctors and nurses and family,constantly he is being told. he's going to be okay and reassured:
a doctor can't just come out and tell a 5 year old child,you have terminal cancer, and within a month or two, your gonna die:
to be gentle, you must try:
that news a child could not comprehend:
so with a child, you tell half truth, half pretend:
you can't throw on a bucket of water cold:'
you have to gently warm the water, but don't scold:
but the child will read in your eyes:
that soon they are going to die:
they will figure it out on there own:
just reassure them,that always 24 hours a day you will be there and never leave them alone:
it's not fair for a child to die so young, they should be in school, out running and playing having fun:
when a child dies it leaves you feeling numb:
when a child says he sees angels watching over him from above:
then you feel the overwhelming prescence of gods love:
when a child says he saw jesus in his dream:
his eyes light up it seems:
when a child says he is not afraid to die:
because he's going to heaven high:
when a child says don't cry when i'm gone:
i'm going where i belong:
i'm going to heaven with my beholder:
don't worry mommy, i will be looking over your shoulder:
23 february 2000: jdj
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a child who`s days are numbered
a child who`s days are numbered