Dear Mother,
In the darkest moments,
I think about you.
Most of the time it makes me cry;
But it makes me smile, too.
I try to think of you
As if you’re still here;
But then I go to look for you,
To find you’re nowhere near.
I need you now more than ever,
As I fight to stay strong.
I’ve been holding a lot in;
I’ve been quiet for so long.
Since you have left,
I have no one to run to;
Everyone I’ve ever known is gone,
And sadly, so are you.
I’ve told myself to keep smiling,
To hold my head up high;
For I know I’ll see you again one day,
The day that I die.
Until then, I’ll be here;
Holding on to the past.
Once I see you, I’ll let go
And I’ll be happy at last.
