Make A Space In Your Heart
Part One
Though your day is full
There’s so much to do
It’s a busy life
So hard being You
Make a space in your heart
Open out your mind
Take a moment apart
To see what you’ll find
Part Two
Because the world – has so many places
And in this world – there are so many faces
Waiting for a smile
Living in hardship of a different kind.
And I want you to know this
We can’t help them if we do not notice
Or realise what they need
Maybe it’s something we’d find easy to give.
Part Three
So, though your day is full
There’s so much to do
And it’s a busy life
So hard being You
Make a space in your heart
Make a space in your heart
Make a space in your heart
Repeat Part Two
Repeat Part Three
Aviva Rifka Bhandari
Thu 14th Jan 2021 22:55
Thank you Stephen for taking time to comment on this poem/song.
Thanks also to those who have clicked 'Like' for the poem/song
Little story behind this one. There was a year when my children's school were teaching an assembly song which had similar themes but included unpleasant imagery and details which wasn't very age appropriate and my daughter told me she had been upset by the song and that other children were too. So, when I wrote to the head about it I pointed out that the themes could be achieved without unnecessary upsetting details, and wrote and sent this, not for use, but as an example to prove the point. ?
But the head wasn't a very good listener and preferred to say my daughter was lying about feeling upset or that anyone else had been, rather than admit that the song they'd chosen might be ill advised.
Still, inspiration wherever we find it. I don't like the story but I like the song.