Joseph's Prayer

God bless my mother
and little brother
I watch her cry too much
I watch him squander his hopes from yonder
And I long from her...a touch.

God bless my mother
and little brother
they struggle to survive
I watch concerned for what he yearns
and long to be alive

God bless my mother
and little brother
They know not what I see
I wish I could be there for them
And from their despair could free

All the anguish that they feel
all the ignorance they shy
all the hurt and pain
their lives disdain
their existance but awry

I'd love to feel her softness
his comfort to rest true
I'd love to be there for them
and rescue them from rue

I beg of you, Almighty
to listen to my plea
there are two lives down there on earth
that are in need of me

Why did you take me from them
an angel I am not
I'm still a broken little boy
Your love is all I've got

I want to teach him how to ride
and fall off his first bike
I want to be right next to them
For, I know that's what they'd like

Mommy would stop crying
And Johnny would smile once more
So, I ask of you, Magnificient One
What do you need me for?

I thought this was a paradise
A euphoric place of bliss
But I still try hard to adjust myself
from all on earth I miss

I hope to find the answer
I know I will one day
Right now I watch my mother cry
And hear my brother play

You've told me to be patient
That they will meet with me
Their lives are timed down there on earth
But, what's eventually?

I know my breath has stopped
yet I long to know what starts
the ending of my human life
for, still beats on my heart

God bless my mother
and little brother
and, please, God bless me too
for questioning your reasoning
to keep me here with you!