If I Could, I'd Whisper...

I decided to post another poem that is ~um, personal to me. If you read it I'm sure you will realize that I am refering to the tsunami, however it was meant for more than just those victims of one event. I wrote it because I have always taken other people's pain personal. I hope you like it, thanks V. If I Could, I'd Whisper... How can I heal the agony they must feel? Me, an outsider, a mere viewer A viewer the day death stole those beautiful people Leaving behind tears and anguish Leaving behind guilt and despair I wish I could reach out And touch those bereaved ones Laying my cool hand upon the brow of victims Whispering soft words of comfort Of hope... That there will be a day When they no longer have to suffer A day when sickness and destruction Will no longer take people away I wish to sing to those "lost" people A song of glory and of healing Oh how I wish my words, Would pierce through their grief And lay rest to their thoughts of, "What if?" If only my heart could bring those dead back Back to their families and friends Back to the people that cry for them Memories rising and falling like the tide Like the killer that was sly and harsh, that came unexpected Death, calling out the names of the ones it wishes to take To eliminate If I could I would stand in front and hold off the attack Push back the waters with my screams With my bellowing of power If I could have the power to stop the events If we could have the power to stop the events We would stand together Calling out the wave's name Telling it to leave To go lay rest But I have no power aside from my words And pen that holds merely ink So If I could, I would whisper words of love and of a promise A promise that some day they'll be reunited That some day the anguish will be erased I hold my arms open And dream of my embrace Touching all those saddened and depressed All those left alone with their grief I'd hold them in my arms and whisper... I'd whisper until the cries ceased I'd whisper until the grief died I'd whisper until the shame ended I'd whisper... V.S.Mattson