For a lost child

The cold
Struck like needles to the bone.
A thin sheet
Miserable in keeping
Any warmth within.
Shivering out of control
Beside this shivering body
A small child
Who is too still,
Who no longer has a pulse.
The piercing scream
As a mother weeps
For a lost child
Who will never have a chance
to fill his dreams.
A withered young soul
Offers his condolences
A hug,
A touch of hope.
If only for a moment
Her weeping eyes
Show a glisten of love
That helps give the strength
For all those,
To push through
Painful hard times.
No matter what
The story is
Remember,
Love is what gives.