In the Arms of Heaven

The day is long and hard,
filled with stress and frustration.
The results are not what she expected,
but there is nothing she can do.
She cries away a little bit of pain,
and then loses her mind in the midst of here friends.
She can't wait to go home,
a place that is supposed to be filled with love.
When she arrives, her family scowls,
and questions how she got there.
They don't care of her day or her feelings,
She hates this life and place.
She wonders how much longer she can suffer.
She longs for a place where she is loved and cared for.
She cleans the house and says "night".
No one flinches, no one says a word.
She goes to her room to silently shed her tears.
She longs for the laughter of her friends,
to replace the tears on her face.
She longs for the comforting environment of anywhere else,
to replace the sadness she feels and fears.
But it is all so far away.
It doesn't have the chance to save her.
There are too many roadblocks,
that her family has set.
All her pain begins to settle,
All her sadness fades with time.
She realizes that she has been rescued,
from this cold, cruel place.
She is resting in the arms of Heaven.
Her angelic hair is being softly rubbed,
and comfort overcomes her.
She knows she is free of pain and fear,
of suffering and sadness,
of stress and frustration.
She's safe in the arms of Heaven.
-Jessica Edwards
October 13, 2001