Why? by Anonymous - a response to the Sandy Hook shooting

When I look into the eyes of a child,

I see delight,

The joy of living;

But tonight, when I look back, the light is gone -

Some eyes are closed in death,

Others mourn their passing on.

And as the weight of what occurred

Settles on my shoulders,

It makes a place of cold inside my heart.

Innocence was taken at an

Age that's far too young,

And my heart can't take it anymore.

As I sink to my knees and cry,

I feel Your arms surround me and

Your tears fall with mine.

How is it that You are here,

But still their eyes are closed

And innocence was lost in that brief time?

When I think about the life of a child,

I think of hope -

A bright tomorrow.

But tonight, as I look back, the hope has died.

I just cannot make sense

Of this pointless loss of young life.

I cannot see any good

In the dark that settles,

Smothering the light inside my heart.

Beauty, grace, and wonder have been

Shot down in cold blood,

And my heart can't take it any longer.

But as the shudders wrack my frame, 

I look up through my tears and I

Look into Your face.

I know that You are here,

But still their eyes are closed

And innocence was lost in that brief time.

Why is all I'm asking,

And it's all that I can ask.

You know the pain of Your child dying;

Why let others feel it too?

Another question hits my mind

(This one is more for me),

If the shooting didn't happen, how many

Would not be holding on to You?

Well, I never got my answer,

But this one thing I know:

I can't go on without my God,

So I'm not letting go.

I may never know why it happened,

But He's waiting for me to let Him

Pick up the pieces of my heart -

I'm going to let Him.

Why? - Anonymous