A PIECE OF MY HEART

On a plane and gone away,
Just to watch a high school play
It's just insane so many say
To pay the price, to make a way

To help a child, to mold a mind
To give them a chance, to spend some time,
To just be kind

To make a difference, in but one
The war is over, the battle won

So many kids, I never knew
A teacher, a cast and crew

They laid bare their souls for me
They portrayed life, so I could see

Children so young, so brave, so strong
Portraying lessons of life of a world gone wrong

These lessons they reached inside to find
In the farthest reaches of their mind

To find the emotions, to play the part
To color it, and call it art.

I watched through tears
From many years ago
The memories of a child,
I couldn't let go

This play you did, you played the part

Has taken from me,

"A Piece of My Heart"

©Copyright February 16, 2004 by Ron Leonard