Poem By My Sister Lisa

The Arms That Hold You
by l.m. amorosi

When you were born in China not so long ago
The arms that held you close didn’t want to let you go
But your mother’s arms opened to sadly set you free
And prayed that God would guide you to a loving family
Now there were arms so empty and waiting to embrace
The baby they had dreamed about; that precious little face
And other arms are reaching out to love and hold you tight
The arms of your whole family wait to make everything right
There are grandparents to love you and tell you of the past
And aunts and uncles waiting to show you love will last
There are cousins waiting to hold you and share a gift of love
And friends and family everywhere both here and up above
There are arms that long to cradle you and sing a timeless song
There are arms that want to comfort you and tell you nothing’s wrong
There are arms that long to hold you, just wait until you see
The arms that stretch for miles and miles, the arms of your family.