Through The Eyes of The Mother

Poets United Think Tank Prompt # 17

He stands before the world, and he does not stand much of a chance,

to overcome the adversity of his circumstance.

He is just a prodigal in a world that knows no grace,

for all the world sees when it looks at Tyron is a bad statistic in the human race.

The cop just shook his head when he saw the criminal of the law,

and the preacher over looked him in his holy cause.

The teacher saw a waste of time on her agenda for the day,

and the neighbor clinched his fist at the good for nothing in his way.

The world just saw a statistic to sweep underneath a rug,

so why is it any wonder why Tyron just gave up.

Yet, through the eyes of the mother, there is a different view.

She does not see a statistic,a criminal, nor a fool.

She sees beyond the world's half hearted kind of man.

The kind only a mother would truly understand.

She does not shake her head, nor clinch her angry fist.

She only holds her heart when she looks at him.

She sees half of boy in this half hearted man,

and  she would gladly give all her heart if it would give him half a chance.

She does not look through the eyes of the world, but through the heart's eyes,

where there lies an unconditional love that needs no reasons why.

There are no statistics in this world of the heart and soul.

There is only compassion that freely gives, love,grace,and hope.

How different of a world could we discover,

if we would view everyone through the eyes of the mother.

There is no king who has not had a slave among his ancestors, and no slave who has not had a king among his.

Helen Keller