Just A Dad-A place for encouragement and support

One night

When I was lost

And felt unfit to be alive

I looked up at the sky and asked

Why me

What did I do to deserve everything that

I am receiving

On that clear night

The moon looked down at me

And said

Be blessed

I then thought

How

How could I be blessed

When I did so much wrong

It responded

You see

Someone right now

Is homeless

Scrambling for their next meal

Or somewhere to sleep

Cold

With an empty stomachI know but…

Somewhere right now

There is a place where bombs

Drop from the clouds

Like rain from a thunderstorm

Leaving kids without parents

Alone

Forced to walk unprotected

I get it…

And you should know

In a hospital

Sickness runs rampant

Like a terrorist

Not caring who the victim is

But you are asking why you

Instead of saying…not you

I became silent

Realizing the moon had a point

What’s going on in this world is worse

Than my issues

YesYou fail to see

That

Everyone has problems

Everyone has issues

Everyone is in some type of situation

They don’t want to be in

Ubarikiwe

Be blessed

For you only wear

Bruises

Scars

That could be covered with a patch

While others have open wounds that

Can’t be covered

Wearing those wounds

While a smile acts like a temporary bandage

Ubarikiwe

Be blessed

For your problems

Are nothing but a walk in the park

On a sunny day

While others have clouds of rain

On their journey

Daily

No umbrella

No signs of letting upYet they still find some way

To keep their peace dry and without damage

As the moon continued to talk

I let the stars wrap around me

Gracefully granting me

A clear mind

I hear this question

Every second

Every minute

Every hour

Every day

And yet

People forget they are human

They have to accept that life

Will come with imperfections

Painted as dreams

People forget

That one person’s setback

Is not the same as another person’s nightmare

Ubarikiwe

Be blessed

Your heart may feel doubtful and

Hopeless right now

But troubles don’t last alwaysThat rhythm in your chest

The one that sounds like drums

In Africa

Is proof that you will get through this

So to your original question

Why you

My response

Why ANYONE

It’s called purpose

But some also call it reason

God has a purpose

A reason

For you

To be going through what you’re

Going through

Something

Positive

Will come from this

Something

Unexpected

Will arrive in the form of a blessing

It’s up to you

To not question it

But understand

That this will pass

Making you come outWith a different outlook on life

A different perspective you could say

So

Let the questions fade

For now

Be blessed

Ubarikiwe