Dear Beloved Mother
Today is October 16th, 2011; a very sad day
One year ago I held your hand as your life force was slipping away
On your way to heaven, to rest in the arms of The One Most High
After 90 years on this earth it was so hard to say goodbye
Devastated and inconsolable, non-stop for a whole year I have cried
My smile is just a life raft, so I won't drown beneath the tears inside
Mama, when you left, you took so much of me
You left a great big hole where my heart used to be
They say that the pain will subside over the lonely years
But even if I live forever, you'll reside in every one of my tears
How can I tell your whole story, Mom?
Billions of loving memories are so hard to capture
Every time I think I'm finished
I find myself writing another chapter
Like the flashbacks and memories of the close bond between you and me
A single mother, young and beautiful struggling to raise her family
I watched you age. Arthritis set in, your body wracked with pain
Your hair turned grey, but you still smiled and never ever complained
Our sacred phone calls every night, filled with laughter and fun
Very special moments that could only exist
between a loving mother and her son
Thank you, Mama, for being my mother
Thank you for giving me life
For those nine grueling months you carried me inside
Thanks for all you've sacrificed
My mother, my shoulder to cry on, my very very best friend
Someday, somehow, somewhere we will be together again...
P.S., I cannot silence this restless soul
until my body is stiff and cold
'Until I'm soaring through distant skies
to be with you in paradise...
So long, Mom, until we meet again
Forever missed – forever loved
Blasé – Doe-Doe