My Name

Born three months after his death
While the family still felt sorrow
But the moment she took her first breath
Her life gave new meaning to tomorrow

Named after him, Bert Carl’s legacy continues
As Carlyn learns to love as he once did
She strives to become a person who’s
Light shines and compassion is never hid

Meaning womanly warrior
She sounds prepared to fight
But if you saw inside her
You’d see she has but one sight

To reach out to those nearest
In hopes to comfort and teach
That Christ’s love is the dearest
No matter how far you reach

Change her name?
She would not dare
For her life would not be the same
If this name she did not bare

Her great grandfather was the type of man
Who could change a bad day with his smile
She only hopes that one day she can
Walk in his shoes for a while