by Donna Carroll Batton

Created on: September 30, 2009

Haunted Dreams

When you are lying down to sleep

And shadows all around you creep

As skies give up the fading light

And darkness ushers in the night

As dreams begin to fill your head

While nestled in your warm, safe bed

Do you every think about

The poor, lost souls who do without

Does it ever make you sad

To think of those who never had

A bed so soft, a blanket warm

A coat or shirt that wasn't torn

A meal that really filled one up

Instead of just a meager cup

A steady job, a day at school

A future to look forward to

Sometimes as I lay safe and warm

These thoughts like bees above me swarm

I am so blessed, I must confess

I lack for little, more or less

Dear Lord, please help me when I wake

To help my brother for Your sake

Don't let me turn my head away

And save it for another day

If I these promises do keep

Tonight I'll sleep a dreamless sleep

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