Over the years we experience hurt
By those whom we love the most
We allow it to grow and tear at our hearts
Until it lingers as an ever-present ghost.

Harsh words that are said during a family rift
Cause confusion to hinder our way
We justify our anger while defending our pride
With our feelings of deceit and betray.

The years go by; we go on with our lives
Without resolving the distant breach
"It does not matter," we say to ourselves
As we keep them beyond our reach.

If we only knew that Time and Love
Are the only things we have in this world
And the Time spent apart; the Love that we lost
Is more valuable than the harsh words hurled.

But it's never to late to make that first move
To heal the wounds that maim our heart
One telephone call or a letter by mail
Is the beginning of a brand new start.

~ StinaLisa ~
©Copyright 2000

I recently read an article in the newspaper of a woman who had been estranged from her father for more than a decade. She had finally reached the point that she wanted to reconnect with her father and to have her children know their grandfather. So, she re-established contact, one conversation at a time. She said, "Nobody knows how to make the first move, but you decide it is important, and then you do it."

Too often families are torn apart by harsh words or misunderstandings.  It may be a brother or sister, or a parent and child, and the connection we have with each of them is a very valuable gift. To sever this special bond we share as a family is to cause a void in our lives that can never be replaced. Reaching out is simple - pick up the phone or write a letter.  All it takes is "Time and Love".