Pebbles

We kick our pebbles down the road
Watching them bounce to and fro
Wondering where they will travel
Down this seemingly endless road

We give them the start that they need
Trying to roll them a certain way
But the road that we wish them to travel
Is not smooth or even or level

And yet, down this road they must travel
All of our little pebbles
Never gliding the way we intended
And yet, sometimes, they do still make it

We wrap our prayers and love
Into each precious little pebble
The tiny rolling and tumbling little pebbles
That hold onto our hopes and dreams

Some pebbles fall by the wayside
Mired and lost in the grass
A tiny piece of our selves and our lives
That now will forever be lost

And yet we always have hope
That our lost little pebbles are found
Picked up with care and love
And placed back on the right path

Sometimes we feel the pain
From the overbearing hurt
An ache felt deep in our bosoms
Caused by our pebbles gone astray

But, we kick our pebbles again
Down the same road
Watching them bounce in new directions
Still hoping they reach our home