To a Child

What is kindness to a child?
Is it a hand that’s not hurtful, but mild?
Is it a word that makes the heart sing
Instead of an insult that makes the soul sting?
Is it a smile on a friendly face,
Or somewhere to go that is a safe place?

What is happiness to a child?
Is it running free in the warm summer air?
Living separate from worries,
Knowing those who care?
Being given the strength when the world starts to spin
And esteem that starts in your heart and within?

What is love to a child?
Arms open wide that will catch and embrace
A hand to wipe tears from a worrisome face
A leader to show you the right path in life
A beacon of hope in a world filled with strife
We are that kindness, we show we care
We have that happiness ready to share
We give the love children are desperately craving
When they feel that they may no longer be worth saving.

A small group of people who long ago chose
That their mission in life would be helping those
Who need someone to turn to and someone to hear
Someone to give advice, someone to calm fears
Someone to play and someone to dance
Someone to convince them there still is a chance

For happiness, hope, and kindness but of all the above
Someone to show them a world filled with love.
Bremen Youth Services- one man’s simple dream
Has changed millions of lives, or so it may seem
For one deed that is kind often leads to another
And wouldn’t this world be magnificent
If we all helped each other?

Our mission is simple, or mission is clear
Our mission is simply to help and be here
For the youth and their families, for the young and the old
For those still waiting for their life to unfold
Kindness and compassion- they go a long way
We do what we do so we can hear people say
“You saved me,” “You helped me,”“You made it ok”
“You were there for me,” “You showed me the way”

It’s not about money, it’s not about pride
It’s about changing the way someone feels deep inside.
It’s about making a tear turn into a smile
And making that smile go on for a mile.
There’s no greater gift, and if you thought for a minute or two,
You’d see it is easy to tell why we do what we do.