I Know Just How You Feel

By Kathryn Taylor

I love, yet they reject-

I give 'til I have no more-

They tear down while I connect-

Spew wrath as I implore-

I hunger for relation-

To protect them and to bless-

To take them by adoption

Considering nothing less-

I would give them all I had

Requesting just one thing,

They love their mom and dad

With trust unwavering-

Why is it they rebel,

And deny a life of peace?

I'm driven and compelled

To make the warring cease-

Lord, childbirth is pain

But rearing is far worse

When they walk the ways of Cain,

Refusing to stay on course-

How does one get free

From nightmares seeming real?

And God's only reply to me

Was, "I know just how you feel."

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