Friday, May 15, 2009 /
2:42 AM
Anna
When the world is fallingAnd grief reignsIs it okay to laughAnd smile?When the clouds openAnd the storm startsIs it okay to laughAnd smile?When grief comesAnd knocks on your doorMust I be swallowedby darkness?God, open up my mindHelp me see the lightWhen a death is announcedIs it okay to try and live?I pray that she finds her wayTo Your garden, GodThat we may join her some dayIn Your paradiseBut for now we must remainSo in our hearts she'll stayPlease, God, show me the wayThrough the storm to the rainbowWhen we are hereAnd she is there-Is it okay to laughAnd smile?My brain's not working, but I do hope that somewhere, God hears my poem. My baby cousin Anna Sim died this morning when I was on the school bus. She had an extra chromosome. (If I'm not wrong, it's #13- very rare.) Most babies with her condition don't last 2.5 days, but with God's grace she lived to see about 6.5 days. Thank you, God.
Please pray for Anna. I didn't get the chance to see her when she was a baby, let alone watch her grow up like I saw my other cousins do. I just wish that I could have been there. I know she was a brilliant and strong girl to have made it through so long.
And now I'm confused... When something so hard as death hits you, all the books and movies can tell you that the expected thing to do is cry and be sad. But is that the right thing? Is it a crime if somebody says something funny and you laugh?
I'll come running,