Finding Comfort
Lately I have been lost
Through no fault of my own
The loss of my mom
Has left me feeling alone.
Her departure was sudden
Her departure was quick
The thought of her absence
Still makes me feel sick.
The call that came
Announcing her death
Strangled my thoughts
And stole my breath.
That pit in my stomach
That ache in my heart
Accentuates the pain
Now that we are apart.
I struggle each day
With how I should feel
Sorting the memories
And how I should heal.
Some anger exists
Some questions remain
But shouting won’t help
To ease all the pain.
So many memories
Most happy, some sad
Fill me with gratitude
For the time that we had.
Her home in the country
The flowers that she grew
Will always be a symbol
Of the mother I knew.
Her voice can be heard
In the chimes when they play
Reminding us she is close
And just a prayer away.
So I get up each morning
And go to bed each night
Doing my my best
To do what is right.
Her commitment to our family
The strength of her love
Gave me the life I have today
Now she watches from above.