In our lives a gift from heaven

He came to us at age of two

Happily he laughed and played

In our hearts love for him grew

I watched him grow and learn

I taught him to drive a stick

I was there at all his sports

Cheered at the perfect game he pitched

What happened to happier times?

Days always of fun and play

He returned to a drug haven

A city park, a place he's gone to stay

My heart has an aching hurt

For those good times I long

There’s a big hole in my world

He would not admit he was wrong

Over 50 days I gave and gave

The drugs must have more to give

Over 50 days we became close

Now he has found another place to live

I have given him what I could

A car, an education, my name

Logic tells me I did all I should

My heart doesn’t tell me the same

As a crumpled piece of paper

Set afire and burned to ash

A life wadded up and tossed

Thrown away in a heap of trash

A baby girl he held in his arms

His sparkle in her sweet eyes

He gazed on her smile one last time

Sadly I just break down and cry