As tears streamed down his face <br />His lips quivered as he spoke <br />I am afraid, my heart is pulling, but I am so afraid <br /> <br />What will my friends say? <br />I won’t be able to be with them any more <br />How will they treat me? <br />They will make fun of me…. <br /> <br />Compassion filled her as she held his hand <br />And wiped his tears <br />Follow your heart and they will understand <br />You will find new friends and a new love <br /> <br />He mumbled, I hear someone calling my name <br /> <br />She replied, Answer <br /> <br />And he knelt before two pieces of wood <br />Three nails and One Man <br />And asked him into his life…<br /><br />Patricia Gale<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/answering-the-call/
