The Story Of A Lamb

There was once a little lamb life saw,

White as snow, but with a major flaw.

He had a limp that made him slow,

And to him this was the biggest blow.

All his friends would make merry and play,

But his wary steps would quiver and sway.

Hobbling groggily he would fall far behind,

Thus to his own lameness, he was confined.

He sat by the river all gloomy and glum,

His mother came by and cuddled him some.

He asked his mother why he was this way,

With a useless limb, his life looked only grey.

His mother kissed him sweetly and gently said,

“Don’t you scorn yourselves or doubt a shred.

Think not less of yourselves, or be remotely peeved,

For isn't it remarkable what you’ve thus far achieved?

In your struggles, you’ll find your real strength,

For life prepares you thus to go to any length.

Turn you pain into power, and grief into glory,

And make it the true story of your victory.

Embrace yourselves the way you truly are,

For thus alone would you reach for the star.

Brave your fears, and smile through your tears,

Life’s difficult, but to a brave heart it’s all cheers.”

Listening to his mother the lamb learnt to love,

His life as it was, as he strengthened his resolve.

For it is indeed true that he was lame and limping,

And yet he chose to be happy, upright and walking.

Life is what you make of it.

By the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and His beloved Mother in Heaven.

#TheLittleThingsInLife #BeautifullyFlawed #HappinessIsAChoice

PS : Shortly after I finished writing this poem, I had sprained my foot and was, quite literally, limping about the place for over two weeks. It kind of helped me live up to the true essence of the poem. Funny how things work out. Cheers to life! 

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