The Way Things Sometimes Are

(Response)

Back through the dusty,

bygone days

A soldier fights

through the fright'ning maze ~

back to the present from the

time

when all of life

was a lusty rhyme.

He thinks he's lost his

gentle side

that stayed his hand

and caused him pride

....

He's still the same

young man inside

Things that are true today

may not

always be as true as we once

thought

when we look backward

through age's lens

and wonder where

the rage begins.

Sometimes things just

are this way ~

Right or wrong, we cannot

say

But, I know he's a decent man,

and always does the best he can

So, when his grieving

time is done

and frustration's course

has finally run

Lord, help him on

his future way

with an inner peace

and a hopeful day.

© Christina for Woody 8-20-2006

A to "The Way Things Sometimes Are"

by T. P. Woodfork

11/18/2006