Something beautiful <br />You gave me, <br />Alive and <br />Needing care, <br /> <br />And though I tried <br />To nurture it, <br />It wound up <br />Dead and bare. <br /> <br /> <br />Something in me <br />Strangled it, <br />Crushed its frail <br />Life out, <br /> <br /> <br />And having sought <br />To love it <br />I felt shame <br />And guilt <br />And doubt. <br /> <br /> <br />You gave me then <br />Another gift, <br />Beautiful and fresh. <br />Again I snuffed its spirit out. <br />Again I brought it death, <br /> <br /> <br />For something in me murderous <br />Upon it took its toll <br />As I tried to nourish it <br />With all my heart and soul. <br /> <br /> <br />And now I stand <br />Beside my life <br />Of painful memories. <br />Don't let this happen <br />Any more. Oh, don't <br />Allow it, please! <br /> <br /> <br />Send me to the Grower's School, <br />To learn to nurture free <br />The precious gifts You send my way — <br />To let them grow and be, <br /> <br /> <br />To join them in a love song <br />Ever beautiful and new, <br />Full of joyous spirit <br />Of gratitude to You.<br /><br />Max Reif<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/something-beautiful/
