Heart of a Child

In the heart of a child's small, yearning soul, A tale of resilience begins to unroll. From a father’s neglect, where shadows were cast, A light found its way, a beacon holds fast. In homes filled with others, but rarely of kin, He learned to seek kindness, where there once was no grin. A suitcase his friend, a bed never his own, He grew amidst strangers, yet never alone. For love sprouted gently in the harshest of ground, In the laughter of friends, solace he found. Each tear shed in silence, each night spent apart, Forged a resolve in his compassionate heart. His father, consumed by his own selfish ways, Abandoned the boy to those long lonesome days. But the boy turned away from resentment’s embrace, Determined to live with a loving grace. Years wove their patterns, from childhood to man, A spirit unbroken, a compassionate plan. Where his father had failed, he vowed to amend, To be more than a parent, to be a true friend. In the echoes of laughter from children at play, He sees in his journey, the price he did pay. Yet smiles without bitterness, teaching with care, A father to many, who always is there. For in the garden of hardship, a seed took its place, It Grew to a tree, strong in its grace. A father of warmth, in his children he sees, The legacy of love, through life's turbulent seas. From a childhood of shadows, emerged a bright flame, A man who ensured he would not be the same. And in every hug, and every good word, He tries to heal wounds that once he endured.