Dedicated to those who still have the opportunity to reach out and hug your mom. Some of us never can again.
a flash of pain
stops me cold
reminds me
she’s gone
A child reaches
grasps its mothers hand
Both laugh, something between them
The sting of loss
Pierces my heart
Breath stolen
for a moment
I fight the tears
always hidden
Why now?
A mask, my brave expression
I have children of my own
never again my mother’s touch
I had it once
some never did
It’s hard to walk
harder to breathe
swallowing hard
smile at them
Don’t cry
Mother died, long ago
decades passed,
longer spaces between random waves
that returns me
to my mothers side
Knees find strength
I carry on
her final words
“You will be fine”
She’s gone
