Hannah's Poem

I wrote this poem for a beautiful and special soul. Her name is Hannah, and she suffers from osteogenesis imperfecta (also referred to as brittle bone disease). When I saw her smile, it prompted me to write this poem. She has inspired me to always look at what's right with life and not what's wrong. This poem will be the first poem in my book "Dedications". Read and be inspired. Read and be grateful. Read and share.



I stare into the eyes of innocence,
Captivated by the image that stares back at me
From my computer screen.
Eyes have been seen
But not like these
These eyes speak
Courage
They speak life to a dead world
A world more concerned with
Reality shows,
Than with,
Tears that fall from a mother’s soul
And no one knows
Like a mother knows
The hurt she fells when
Her porcelain angel breaks
And along with trying to hold together the pieces
Or her wings,
She tries to hold together pieces of her own soul
A fragile structure placed with in
A beautiful smile
Covered by the hand of God
From the mean city streets
Of an angry city
She encourages a poet with a daughter
She takes him by the hand
Leads him down the corridors
Of tears
My compassion taps me on the shoulder
And inspires me
Forces me to notice that she
She is barley off the ground
But she makes me look up to her
Because her spirit dances
Behind the eyelids of God
Out looks from the poet soul changes.
By a simple dance
Though miles away
I hear her laugh.
The sound fills the air
Like a Billie Holiday dream
So enjoyable
So full of reason to live

Hannah,
Meaning grace.
Grace
Meaning effortless beauty
Beauty
Meaning a delightful quality associated
With such things
As harmony of form or color
And her color r
Is
Strength
So with my pen
And her smile,
Together
We strengthen the world