i look at the moon with my teary eyes,
the candle light grows ever so dim,
seeing your face flashin in my mind,
and thoughts of holding u comes back to me.

how i long to be with you,
and to share this love with you,
maybe one day it'll come true,
maybe one day that will never come

i count the days as we're apart,
the numbers that i can bear no longer.
and yet i still keep my heart open,
open so that u might still return.

the stars glow so very brightly,
just like how my love glows for you.
i stare into the stary night,
wondering if u too were lookin at me.

remember the day we saw each other ?
and i saw ur eyes sparkle ?
when we kissed in the rain,
and swore not to ever let go ?

immense pain overcomes my heart,
to think that u have left for heaven .
and yet i smile with my tears flowing,
as you've overcomed your fears and gone with god.

i remember it as if it were yesterday,
where i wore my black suit to your grave.
holding flowers in one hand,
and holding ur locket in the other hand.

i close my eyes and think of you,
and soon i'd join you in the clouds.
would you still recongize me ?
after all these years which have passed.

holding your locket and keeping it safe,
i long to see you once again.
it will be very soon my dear,
till we'll meet each other face to face.

Hanrick
1st Sept 2006
 

in a place filled with warmth and love,
i see them smiling back at me,
how i have taken advantage,
of the little things in my life.

they came running to me,
and i embraced them in my arms.
holding back my every tear,
i tried not to cry.

they smile and they laugh,
as if nothing else matters,
the simplest things in life,
they appreciate till the end.

a little one ran up to me,
i asked him what he wanted.
and his answer left me in tears.
all he ask for was colour pencils.

looking back at my life again,
how very blessed i was,
to have a home to return to,
to be loved unconditionally.

all that they have today, 
is only the love they have for each other.
but never do they complain,
why god put them in this position.
and yet me who has everything,
complain even about the food i eat

wad life has in stored for them
they do not know,
yet never do they worry.
taking life a step at a time.

through the eyes of the young ones,
war, murder and rape,
they ceased to exist.
why is it ever so hard,
for us just to stop,
and take a good look at ourselves.

they are only children,
they lack the sense of maturity we have.
and yet, how embarrasing it is
for us who have the upper hand,
to start the violence in the world today.

god made these lovely children,
god made a beautiful miracle.
children,
are the pieces of heaven on earth

Hanrick

- my last visit to the orphanage made me think a lot. the kids were hardly 5
  and were already abandoned by their parents. they had the really innocent look
  and u really, really had to hold your tears back. the world is a cruel place, and
  it is hard for them to grow up without love and support. thus, this poem was born.