Hope in the silence

Hope in the Silence
by Usha/Jessy Jacob

I woke at 3:30, the world still asleep,
My grandmother stirred, her hearing not deep.
She asked why the light had broken the night,
I whispered, “Sleep escapes me,” soft and slight.

Love�"how much we endure its flame,
When others speak without knowing the name.
“You’re older,” they say, “so let him go,”
But they never walked where my heart did flow.

I gave him my care, my soul, my grace,
Yet distance grew in time and space.
I’ve feared I’d lose him then and now,
Still I love him, and to fate I bow.

I cherish his mother, her gentle face,
Love given stays�"it finds its place.
But love taken returns with weight,
And I wonder why you tempt his fate.

You have joy, a life complete,
Why disturb what’s pure and sweet?
I ask God, if this is how I must live,
Then take my breath, my soul to give.

Everyone needs him, so do I,
Yet I’m left beneath a distant sky.
Thrown away from the city he roams,
Till God showed him�"in dreams, in tomes.

Each time I’ve loved, I’ve been denied,
As if God called me to His side.
So if you ask what I believe to be,
It’s that God needs me�"and I must agree.