~THE WORLD WENT ON~

I stared out a window
I had no where to go
My world was crushed
I couldn't believe it was so

And the world went on

I saw people walking
Carrying on as I once used to do
Husbands and wives laughing
My heartache just grew

And the world went on

I saw children playing
It broke my heart
For my child would never play again
Our lives had to part

And the world went on

Friends came to visit
It didn't really matter to me
For I knew they could go home
To their own families

And the world went on

The television still played
All the old favorite shows
Nothing seemed to change
I felt so alone

And the world went on

I avoided places
That hurt to see
Memories of my life
When my child was with me

And the world went on

 The world went on
Like nothing had changed
I wanted to scream "it's not fair"
My life is rearranged

But no one heard
And the world went on

Yes, the world went on
The day my child died
The pain I felt
The tears I cried

No one knows
How our lives change
When our child dies
And nothing is the same

The world goes on
Nothing seems to change
But for we  the bereaved
Nothing is the same

And the world will go on

©SHARON JEAN BRYANT~
~2003~

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