I Love You Too

“I Love You Too”

I heard your prayers, I saw your tears

For those who couldn’t stay.

By God I sat, softly watching you--

I was never far away.

The raw and yearning want for child,

“Please, will you fill this hole?”

Before I was alive, you see,

We felt each other’s soul.

Your loving core, it called me forth,

With tender heart of gold.

“A mother dear!” I said to God—

“Can I have her to hold?”

“You’ve earned your place and needed here—

But choice is of your will.”

“I want to go; just one more ‘round--

Her heart I want to fill.

“I’ll be back soon. Heaven’s my home...

But her I want to show,

Though life is hard, Our Love is real.”

…And this is how you know:

Before you even prayed for me

I was on my way to you--

And before you said “I love you”

I said, “I love you too.”

On Earth, the sadness and the pain--

I know what you endure.

I’d been through mine, but be assured,

These lessons learned are pure.

So understand, my time here—planned;

Before I chose to come,

I knew that in a few short years,

My time just here’d be done.

“I love you too.” You’re who I chose--

A mother for a son.

Let go the pain and rest assure,

Forever we are One.

Inspired by Henry Joseph Thomas