A Prayer For Comfort
Not A Trace by Deaydre Lea Pulliam An empty space in the room Feels like an infinite vacuum Only absence where you once were Dancing spinning with your arms in the air Laughing without a care Now a quiet room with us who are leftover Wanting to be where you are Wanting to see you again here in the room Or anywhere Longing To hug you The memory of you grows dimmer each day This perhaps is my way to keep sadness at bay Because To continue on and to cope Even with hope my laughter fades When I remember the space where you were The smile that entertained your mom But now you are gone But you are here in my heart With each beat that passes I know I'm closer to again seeing you This promise that God made My spirit renews Renew my spirit oh Jah Please do not hold back my joy Bring solace to me for the loss of my boy I would trade a lifetime to spend a moment with him You know oh Jah the depth of my pain Hear my cries and help me refrain From thoughts of despair ...