Deeper than the hurt
By Rose Barbour
This can’t be happening to us
It seems so unfair
A home full of love
How did it get in here?
Claimed by a disease
Ruthless and cold
My child is in a dark world
Where souls are sold.
It is hell on earth
Watching my baby slowly die
God please help us
I don’t want to say good-bye.
So many sleepless nights
Spent tossing and turning
I’m praying for a miracle
My stomach keeps churning.
There are no guarantees
Some will never get well
This life is hard
It is worse than hell.
But despite the heartache
And all the work
I love my child
Deeper than the hurt.
Written with love for every parent whose child is struggling with addiction. We are the ones who have had our love tested in ways that others could not even imagine, yet it endures through all the pain. It is unconditional love and it runs deep. Addiction may redefine how we love but it will never change our level of love. We will always love deeper than the hurt.