Helping Hand
When days are dark
And times are bleak
A helping hand
Is what we seek
Someone who will
Lend an ear
A family member
Or a peer
One who has
Our full respect
And whose opinion
Will affect
How we deal
With turmoil
A comrade who
With us will toil
A helping hand
To hold our weight
And pull us up
As we fight fate
But what I’ve learned
Through years of tests
Is where the most
Helpful hand rests
It’s not attached
To your best friend
They need it for
Themselves to fend
It’s not a part
Of mom or pop
They love you but
They cannot stop
Whatever you are
Going through
There’s only so much
They can do
Same for brother
Or your sis
You’re too big to
Pull from abyss
So what about
The Lord above?
Surely He can
Lift with love
He can only
Do so much
To rescue you
From sorrow‘s clutch
He can give
A helping hand
Some extra strength
To help you stand
But first you have
To recognize
Exactly where
All that strength lies
I’ll tell you where
I found my own
First you have
To be alone
No distractions
In the room
Just like way back
In the womb
That helping hand
Was with you there
And has been with you
Everywhere
The hand that can
Help you the most
Is the one
You use to toast
You’ll find it joined
To your own wrist
I’m sure by now
You get the gist
No matter what
Enters your fray
You have to see
That the best way
To pull yourself
Up from the hole
Is to look into
Your own soul
To see the strength
That lies within
The fortitude
That’s always been
Do not cry out
And ask for aid
You may find soon
Your clique will fade
There aren’t that many
People who
Can help even
If wanted to
Instead of asking
Others for
A helping hand
To ease your chore
Just take a look
At your own fist
And your own strength
You should enlist
Because no matter
Who you are
How many friends
Are near and far
The moment when
You’re all alone
Is when your true
Courage is shown
It’s when you see
You are the source
Of strength that can
Alter your course
When times are tough
Let it be known
The strongest helping
Hand’s your own
Miro
