Wednesday's Woe - What Happened to 'Happily Ever After'?

Wednesday's Woe

What Happened to 

'Happily Ever After'?

My fairy-tale world has been splattered ~

A mother and father raising their children

With God's help was all that really mattered

When one of their own, taken by death, chilled them----

Then no one could live 

happily 

ever 

after…

...The clock keeps going around

Though we've been run aground

Doesn't the world understand ~our world has stopped~?

      Tic.   Tock.

But our bodies are still walking around!

(They don't see the hearts that are shattered inside…)

Our functioning bodies have been hollowed out

For one of our babies has

...........D.i.e.d.

Yes, our bodies may give the appearance we're living,

But can no one else see? 

Our bodies have lied!

The day one of our children was taken

Our hearts and our souls too were taken

So though our bodies, still living, belied

Do not be fooled,

Inside,

we've

D.i.e.d.

Do not expect the old person to come 'round ~

She too was buried that day in the ground.

My fairy-tale world has been splattered ~

A mother and father raising their children

With God's help was all that really mattered

When one of their own, taken by death, chilled them----

Then no one could live 

happily 

ever 

after…

But God in Heaven, please forgive…

This is not all there is---

Our "happily ever after" is not here

We will see her again, with You,

And our world will not be forever blue

Your death, resurrection, and ascension proved

You made a way for us 

Someday

To live truly... 

Happily ever after!

No matter how bad things get here,

Our Heavenly Father will always draw near

He cares enough for us

To capture our every

T.e.a.r.

You keep track of all my sorrows. 

You have collected all my tears in Your bottle. 

You have recorded each one in Your book. 

~ Psalm 56:8

Poem ~ What Happened to "Happily Ever After"? ~ Angie Bennett Prince ~ April 23, 2014

First picture:

Takahiro Kimura; Paper, 2002, Assemblage / Collage BROKEN1000FACES 170

thanks to,
Kiki Breet on Pinterest


My tears in Your bottle Picture, thanks to:
Photo Credit: 4evermaybe.tumblr.com,
Also, to
~My Faith ~Sissy Sherrod on Pinterest