Only I Can Carry
Only I can carry my cross into the light.
If I falter in the dark, I will strive to carry the weight.
Even a rocky path without my faith, a cross went before me.
The light will be stronger than the weight of my cross.
Even this heavy heart to love again, has hope to bear.
To stay true in faith, love helps to carry the way.
The suffering of an empty past, today will bring light.
Only I can bring this light to someone else.
Only I can ask who will help me start to pray for hope.
When I falter, it is I to await the path before me.
The path will only get brighter and the cross will be lighter.
If I dedicate my life to others, I will carry this light.
Only I, can carry.
Author Statement
This poem is dedicated to my dad. I thought of it after my daughter’s birthday one year, thinking back to the nightmare my childhood was for all of us at home, because of my dad. The poem is about the road that I wished for my dad, but that he didn’t take. It is the road that I DID take, and for my daughter I am thankful.
