"Please God, I have my hand up.
May I be excused for awhile
from the this huge classroom where we live
and learn the lessons of life?

I am finding the lessons of this world too hard to learn.
Can I stop off for a while in a quiet place?

As you know I have lost my child
and I am very tired of this day that I'm in.
The role is too hard, the words are false.

My face is a mask and my smile is unreal.
The only truth I see is love, so please God,
may I be excused from traveling
on this road for awhile?

I've had my hand up for a long time."

~Author Unknown~