Another set of bags
Packed and ready to go
Another empty room
Filled with the sound
Of our anguish
Walls bare
Boxes and suitcases
Carrying the stories of our journey
City to city
Across the miles
We've kept our hearts
Open wide with hope
Encountering those
Who were meant
To be guiding lights
Graciously accepting their love
In awe of an unconditional gift
Here we stand united
Here we stand strong
With blood as our bond
It was the belief
It was THE DREAM
That I sang to my babies
Through the days and nights
Of a life unknown
A foreign world
Where our laughter
Drowned the pain
Of our struggle
Where the foundation
Of a true home
Should, could and would
Have been built
Room to room
Bed to bed
Blankets to hold tight
Yet never warm enough
To ease their souls
They sought out my light
And as a mother does
As a mother will
I found my strength
I raised my head
From the cloud of uncertainty
I carried us farther
To yet one more city
One more room
One more address
Answering the insanity
Of my choices
With the sanctity of my faith
It is with bittersweet tears
It is with blissful joy
It is with humble gratitude
It is with a heavy heart
It is with sheer anticipation
That we begin
Yet another chapter....
A former IHO resident