| The Dance Written by: Tony Arata Performed by Garth Brooks Looking back on the memory of The dance we shared 'neath the stars above For a moment all the world was right How could I have known that you'd ever say goodbye And now I'm glad I didn't know The way it all would end the way it all would go Our lives are better left to chance I could have missed the pain But I'd have had to miss the dance Holding you I held everything For a moment wasn't I a king But if I'd only known how the king would fall Hey who's to say you know I might have chanced it all And now I'm glad I didn't know The way it all would end the way it all would go Our lives are better left to chance I could have missed the pain But I'd have had to miss the dance Yes my life is better left to chance I could have missed the pain but I'd have had to miss the dance is... |
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| JUST FOR TODAY FOR BEREAVED PARENTS by Vicki Tushingham Just for today I will try to live through the next 24 hours and not expect to get over my child's death, but instead learn to live with it just one day at a time. Just for today I will remember my child's life, not his death, and bask in he comfort of all those treasured days and moments we shared. Just for today I will forgive all the family and friends who didn't help or comfort me the way I needed them to. They truly did not know how. Just for today I will smile no matter how much I hurt on the inside, for maybe if I smile a little, my heart will soften and I will begin to heal. Just for today I will reach out to comfort a relative or friend of my child, for they are hurting too, and perhaps we can comfort each other. Just for today I will free myself from my self-inflicted burden of guilt, for deep in my heart I know if there was anything in this world I could have done to save my child from death, I would have done it. Just for today I will honor my child's memory by doing something with another child because I know that would have made my own child proud. Just for today I will offer my hand in friendship to another bereaved parent,for I do know how they feel. Just for today when my heart feels like breaking, I will stop and remember that grief is the price we pay for loving and the only reason I hurt is because I had the privilege of loving so much. Just for today I will not compare myself with others. I am fortunate to be who I am and to have had my child I had for as long as I did. Just for today I will allow myself to be happy, for I know that I am not deserting him by living on. Just for today I will accept that I did not die when my child did, my life did go on,and I am the only one who can make that life worthwhile once more. |
| The Aliens We are a group of Aliens Living in Civilian space. Just take a moment to hear our words. We'd like to put you in our place. Just close your eyes and imagine You lost your child for a year. We all want you to know, that the things you say bring tears. It's New Year's Eve, it's midnight, you're toasting with champagne. Just remember us for a second, the New Year brings more pain. It's February, Valentine's Day. Everywhere you look a heart. Just remember us for a second, Our child and us, apart. It's Easter now, as you watch your child hunt for his Easter basket, just remember us for a second, our child lies in a casket. It's Mother's Day, then Father's Day, you open the present your child brings. Just remember us for a second, for the phone that never rings. It's the Fourth of July, your lunch is packed, you found your picnic spot. Just remember us for a second, we had to pick out our child's plot. It's August now, it's hot out, you take your child to the beach. Just remember us for a second, our child is out of reach. September now, the school bells ring, another school year has begun. Just remember us for a second, our child's lessons on earth are done. October's here, you smile as your child jumps in the leaves. Just remember us for a second, for all of us that grieve. As you sit at the Thanksgiving table, your head bowed down in prayer. Just remember us for a second, as we gaze at the empty chair. It's Christmas now, you watch your child as he opens another toy. Just remember us for a second, for the holiday's bring no joy. You take a picture of your child, blowing out candles on his birthday cake. Just remember us for a second, for the one we'll never bake. It's several years now down the road, you watch your child get married. Just remember us for a second, for the child that we buried and as you go to the hospital, to see your grandchild born. Just remember us for a second, for the child we still mourn. Open your eyes now, wipe your tears, erase the way you feel. Just remember us for a second, for our pain is very real. Just grab your child and hold him close, but remember our pain and sorrow, for the Civilian you are today, you could be the Alien tomorrow. Forever Julie's Mom, Cindy |
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