Hardship is a difficult thing
and comes from a lack in life
There never seems to be enough
from a world that has too much
What is seen is perception indeed
distorted by worldviews intent
Loss of love and loss of life
seems all too much to declare
no food no clothes or shelter too
grief and sorrow to bear
Who can say what hardship is
unless you walked that way
How one fares with the least of things
determines the hardship shared
A humble heart and humble soul
will give of all they’ve got
yet to the world as they look on
the lowly has no lot
And yet its true of all that is seen
the humble are the richest indeed
for the hardship of suffering to self is the cost
to remain with a heart fixed on God