A gunman kills a child out in the street
Her life had just begun
Three years old
Shot by a lonely lost and screwed up man
Leaves a family grieving
Loss untold
Let the little children come to me
This the invitation of the Lord
A child is not a lesser person
Just a smaller one
Every child deserves the loving word
What happens in our childhood
Fashions life thereafter
Cruel or kind
Foundation stones are laid
Be loving to your children
Be disciplined yourself
Example now will later be repaid
Now that I’m a granddad
It’s time for me to learn
And watch the way these youngsters
Have their say
They teach me about simplicity
And ask for chocolate buttons
They love me
They let me join their play
Become as little children
The Lord advises us
Entrust your self to the Father of us all
And welcome one another
A sister and a brother
A child of God
The meaning of it all
Brian Fahy
13 August 2021
Erris Poetry 