The Journey

Childhood should bring the best of days 

For playing, laughing and loving praise 

Running through fields chasing fireflies 

Playing games and acting like spies 

Collecting wild flowers to give to mommy 

Then lost in play making a toy tsunami  

Childhood should create memories galore 

Setting the stage for what life has in store 

Showered with love by family and friends 

Going to school where our learning begins 

For a child it’s only the joys that stand out 

Parents and teachers relieve any doubt  

Childhood should never come to an end 

Due to a tragedy that a parent can’t mend 

Our lives will stop when a child is taken 

A parent’s worst nightmare as their world is shaken  

Unable to breathe or see any light  

In this dark tunnel where the world is not right   

Parenthood should be a lifelong duty 

Raising your children to know life’s beauty 

Tucking your baby in bed every night 

Holding them close and squeezing them tight 

Uvalde has suffered unbearable pain  

Their roads are now paved with a ruthless terrain   

Counselors will go to serve as guides 

Sewing each heart before it divides  

A big thanks to you all for the love you share 

And supporting Uvalde through their sinking despair   

With Love, 

Rebecca Smith, MA, LPC-S