The little girl came limping down the stairs at middle school

She used a cane to help her on her way

Her young and twisted body looked so frail and so weak

Well her life was a challenge every day

Two young boys stood there laughing like they’d done so many times

As she tried to board the bus to take her home

And she’d always found a way to hide the hurt deep inside

And find an empty seat and cry her tears alone

But this time it was different she turned and faced the boys

And said I’ll never know just what you do this for

Could it be that you get pleasure out of making fun of me

Well Lord knows I can’t take it anymore

You see I had no hand in choosing this body that I’m in

I just woke up trapped in here when I was born

And if God knew my future he kept it to himself

Even Mama didn’t know and wasn’t warned

She said you’re know how many times I’ve asked the God above

Just why he picked this body out for me

Well mama says is just because he sent a soul so strong

That I’m a beacon for the weaker ones to see

Well maybe mama’s right but I’m not feeling very strong

Cause when you laugh I can’t hold back the tears

Mama says that once in heaven I’ll be strong and healthy too

But, I sure have my cross to bear down here

Well the boys had stopped their laughing their heads were hung in shame

As she turned and tried to board the bus again

With tears on their faces they both came to help her up

And that day those two young boys turned into men

I guess sometimes we find in life the smallest, weakest ones

Can make the biggest difference in our world

Could it be to melt a heart like mine or turn some lives around

That God sent us this little crippled girl

Well her life grew a little from that day on

And those two boys became her closest friends

And all the other kids came to know that warm and gentle soul

That her frail and twisted body held within

Copyright 2012 Bobby D. Reed/Bent Cent Pub. BMI