Remembering Mom
It is a day like any other but for me,it is the day I lost my mother.
A sunny morning in 2005, she crossed the veil from our side to the other.
She was vibrant and strong, and sharp as a tack.
Except for the nicotine and chains of the cigarette pack.
Every day for 40 years, a carcinogenic friend,
That would kill her slowly in her life's end.
She battled through chemo, and a second go round,
but the cancer was malignant and it stood its ground.
Cancer living on her lung and stealing breathe each day,
making her life a hell, in so many small and large ways.
It slowly took the shine, and the bounce in her hair,
snatched away her tinkle along with her air.
It made her frightened, and she lost her name,
and when she called out, I finally came.
Not as savior but as witness and friend
a companion to be with her until the very end.
Six months our lives we lived as one,
until the cancer had had it's fun.
When she closed her eyes, and her spirit fled,
My heart heard the the words she said.
I love you.
And so today my memories dance,and my heart sings,
as I remember so many different things.
I am filled with laughter,and with tears,
as I look back over the last 5 years.
My life is so different, changed forever on that day,
I wonder sometimes what Mom would say.
I still miss her, and wish she was here
sharing in experiences that I hold so dear.
In the deepest part of my heart,there will always be,
that special place for just Mom and me.
I love you Mom.
A sunny morning in 2005, she crossed the veil from our side to the other.
She was vibrant and strong, and sharp as a tack.
Except for the nicotine and chains of the cigarette pack.
Every day for 40 years, a carcinogenic friend,
That would kill her slowly in her life's end.
She battled through chemo, and a second go round,
but the cancer was malignant and it stood its ground.
Cancer living on her lung and stealing breathe each day,
making her life a hell, in so many small and large ways.
It slowly took the shine, and the bounce in her hair,
snatched away her tinkle along with her air.
It made her frightened, and she lost her name,
and when she called out, I finally came.
Not as savior but as witness and friend
a companion to be with her until the very end.
Six months our lives we lived as one,
until the cancer had had it's fun.
When she closed her eyes, and her spirit fled,
My heart heard the the words she said.
I love you.
And so today my memories dance,and my heart sings,
as I remember so many different things.
I am filled with laughter,and with tears,
as I look back over the last 5 years.
My life is so different, changed forever on that day,
I wonder sometimes what Mom would say.
I still miss her, and wish she was here
sharing in experiences that I hold so dear.
In the deepest part of my heart,there will always be,
that special place for just Mom and me.
I love you Mom.