…you had gone through something that you can not handle,

Just when it feels like you have been burdened with all you can take,

Just when it seems like hope is gone and your a soldier in a battle that you never would have won,

Just at the point of stress and strain, mental anguish and pain,

Just when your eyes are blinded by trial and tragedy,

you look at the ground you are standing on,

you look at the meat that is gone and the remaining bones on your plate,

drive by the homeless person with the sign,

see someone with cancer and realize right now your fine,

go to work in the morning while others stand in the unemployment line,

you wonder what is the worst that can be and suddenly,

you walk forward away from the place of pain and start over again…

M.L. Hodges