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Waiting with open arms
It’s been two years
Since I’ve seen my grandchildren
Twenty four months
Since I held them in my arms
My son and his wife split
Went their separate ways
No
It was not as clean as that
It hardly seldom is
They are with her
And in so many ways
This hurts more than mere words
Can describe
She never liked us
Always tried to separate
My son and kids
From “his’ side of the family
We weren’t good enough
Barely tolerated by her
Only needed
When getting something was involved
I can’t imagine
What she has told them
What she still is telling them
She has done everything she can
To stop us from reaching them
Even when my grandson was in the hospital
And my wife drove hours just to see
If he was ok
She stood in the doorway
And turned her away
Yes
I could go after them
Force her into court
Just to get ‘visiting rights”
If I pushed hard enough
In the end
I possibly might even be able to gain their custody
But I always wonder
At what price
Would this come
So I sit here at my computer
Fighting back more tears
Tears born from words
That are ripping their way out of my heart
And I am leaving them on this page
For you
For me
And most of all
For them
Noah, Caina, Andrew and Gideon
I know the day will come
As it always does
When they leave her
Go out into this world on their own
And I pray with all my soul
That I will be here when this day comes
When they finally are able to read these words
And find us
I promise we will be waiting here
With open arms
Wanting and praying
To welcome them back
Home
Ed Roberts 12/5/13
With all my love
Grandpa
It’s been two years
Since I’ve seen my grandchildren
Twenty four months
Since I held them in my arms
My son and his wife split
Went their separate ways
No
It was not as clean as that
It hardly seldom is
They are with her
And in so many ways
This hurts more than mere words
Can describe
She never liked us
Always tried to separate
My son and kids
From “his’ side of the family
We weren’t good enough
Barely tolerated by her
Only needed
When getting something was involved
I can’t imagine
What she has told them
What she still is telling them
She has done everything she can
To stop us from reaching them
Even when my grandson was in the hospital
And my wife drove hours just to see
If he was ok
She stood in the doorway
And turned her away
Yes
I could go after them
Force her into court
Just to get ‘visiting rights”
If I pushed hard enough
In the end
I possibly might even be able to gain their custody
But I always wonder
At what price
Would this come
So I sit here at my computer
Fighting back more tears
Tears born from words
That are ripping their way out of my heart
And I am leaving them on this page
For you
For me
And most of all
For them
Noah, Caina, Andrew and Gideon
I know the day will come
As it always does
When they leave her
Go out into this world on their own
And I pray with all my soul
That I will be here when this day comes
When they finally are able to read these words
And find us
I promise we will be waiting here
With open arms
Wanting and praying
To welcome them back
Home
Ed Roberts 12/5/13
With all my love
Grandpa
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