THE CHILDREN

THE CHILDREN


WHY DID I REACT SO STRONG HE THOUGHT
THEY ONLY WANTED TO PROTECT ME
THE CHILDREN WANTED TO BE NEAR ME
I WAS QUICK TEMPERED WHEN THEY CHASED THEM
I WONDER WHY I CAME ON SO STRONG

BUT HE KNEW

IT HADN'T BEEN EASY
THE FINDING OF WORK
THE FATHER AN ALIEN IN A FOREIGN LAND
IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT
WHILE AWAY FROM HOME
TO BE TOLD TO FLEE
NO GOING BACK
NO TURNING AROUND
NO LOT'S WIFE PEEK
JUST GO

SO THE HOURS WERE LONG
THE BOY WAS GROWING
WHILE IT WAS UNDERSTOOD
THE EMPTY SPACES WERE THERE

HAVE I NOT COME
TO FILL THOSE EMPTY SPACES

LET THE CHILDREN
COME TO ME

Frank A Vollmer