No Matter What Happens

I remember a time
when each day was
long,
When the world was a
playground and my
life a song,
And I fluttered
through years with
barely a care,
Ignoring the future
and what waited
there.
School was intriguing
and filled with
delights.
I played away
daytimes and
dreamed away nights.
My parents assured
me I had nothing to
fear,
And that no matter
what happened,
they'd always be
there.
Little I knew of a
world outside home,
Where tragedy,
sorrow, and murder
could roam.
All I saw were blue
skies, rainbows, and
stars.
I looked past
destruction of
buildings and cars.
As a child, my biggest
concern was just me;
I had to be happy, I
had to be free.
And if I was content, I
would not shed a tear,
And no matter what
happened, I still would
be here.
But as I grow up,
darkness starts to set
in;
My bright world has
turned into concrete
and tin.
I now see the violence
I looked past before;
My friends start to die
and my heart hits the
floor.
Deadly diseases claim
people I love,
There are landfills
below me, pollution
above me.
I often think back to
when life was a game.
But no matter what
happens, it can't be
the same.
There are days when I
just want to break
down and howl,
To give up
clompletely, to throw
in the towel,
But I hold my head
high and I push my
way through.
I have too much to
give and so much to
do.
And I make a vow
that, though it'll be
hard,
I'll go on with a smile
and play every card.
I'll give all I can, help
others and love.
No matter what
happens, life will
bloom again,
And the strength I
don't have will come
from above.
So come, take my
hand, and through
darkness we will sail--
If we all join together,
we never can fail.
We'll remember to
care, remember to
feel,
And no matter what
happens, our world
we will heal.


Alison Mary Forbes
Submitted by Barry
Weber