"Will it End?" (for Bill & Dondra)

Bill & Dondra Craig's recent loss has hit us all. Yet in the midst of this tragedy, Bill's brave words have hit most of us even harder:

"My friends, it is so easy to ask, "When will all this end??". It is so much better to ask for continued strength to bear what must be borne."

And so I've tried to capture his courageous attitude with this little poem:

WILL IT END?

The asphalt gives way to the grind of the tires,
Heavy loads repeated,
Structurally defeated,
Life's road sometimes feels in the same way mired,
More bitter than sweet,
We can't move our feet.

REFRAIN:    When will it stop? When will it all end?
        May be more heartache around the next bend.
        How can we bear what again must be borne?
        We ask for the strength, to bravely endure.

We may not know why such things come along,
Seems like the light,
Is swallowed by night,
Yet within is the longing to find the right song,
Keeps us in tune,
Keeps hope in bloom.

REFRAIN:    When will it stop? When will it all end?
        May be more heartache around the next bend.
        How can we bear what again must be borne?
        We ask for the strength, to bravely endure.

It's so much better to ask for strength to endure,
Alone in this place,
Sadness can't face,
The highway is conquered by faith that is sure,
It may never end,
But we'll never bend.

REFRAIN:    When will it stop? When will it all end?
        May be more pain around the next bend.
        How can we bear what again must be borne?
        We ask for the strength, to bravely endure.

Biil & Dondra ... you are an inspiration to us all ... many thanks!