She was on her knees like she did every night

Saying a prayer to God for her little child

See, he was dying and needed all the prayers he could get

And she was trying to keep him from the painful grip of death

So as the tears came to her eyes, she'd try to blink them away

She knew her baby boy was bound to leave her any day

And there were tons of things she craved to hear him say

But he was just too young now, how could life be this way?

She was getting weak, and so was her faith

Why wouldn't God hear her, before it got too late

Maybe he just didn't care any more

Maybe he never cared before

So as the morning drew near, she took his hand in hers

Gave him his medication, instead of chocolate bars

She rocked his cold body and calmed his roaring cries

Tried not to do the same as the tears filled her own eyes

And if his body wasn't cold, it was always flaming hot

She'd done all she'd been told, done all she'd been thought

Still, he wasn't getting better

They said he would

They said he could

Each night as he struggled and finally slept

After he'd cried, after he'd wept

She wondered what he always dreamt of

If he had a nightmare; his night was so rough

And as she watched him grow sicker everyday

She tried all she could to remain strong

Convinced herself that he'd be okay

Even though she knew that she was wrong

Maybe she'd been too quick to call her heart his home

Maybe his real home lay beyond the blue skies

And they were calling for him to come back home

Even as he faded away before her very eyes

She knew there was a part of him that would never be gone

Memories that would stay with her for the rest of her life

Memories that would make her want to pick up a knife

And as the heavens opened, she heard the angels hark

Why did God call children a gift, if he only took them back?

And as the tears rolled down her cheek, she decided to let him go with one last kiss

For she thought, how could such a beautiful soul even exist in a world like this?