My Mom, Mary Cochenour
:friends:My Mom
It's been thirty five years ago today since you went away
How I wish I was there that day
But I didn't know
No one told me Mom
Had I known, I would have done things so differently
I didn't have the maturity that I have now
I was just a young kid
The thought of dying would have never entered my mind
I have my own demons and fight with the Beast
We both had Beasts but yours was Cancer and mine was Brain Stem Stroke
The legacy of your Faith is what gets me by
Every good thing I possess or do is because of you
Your capacity to Love and Understand
The meaning of being a good friend
How I wish you were still here
I need you so Mom
My heart aches for you
My heart aches for what could have been
Your beast, Cancer, robbed me of so much
Your love which I know is enduring forever
But, I just miss your smile and hugs
Your words of wisdom, your laughter
and loving nature
How you could take the pain I felt away
Mom, I will never have all the answers
I didn't get to have closure with you
and this has left me wondering
I need to let this go so I can live my life
the life I know you want me to have
I have asked God every year to
mend my broken heart
and set me free
with assurance you are doing just fine
Please know Mom you will always
be a big part of my life
and one day we will be together
again for all eternity
I love you Mom and I always will
You were just fifty-one
how so very young you truly were
So much time was taken from the both of us
Just know you will always be my Mom
You have a permanent home in my heart
Written in Memory of My Mom, Mary Cochenour
with Love, Jan
3/19/09 :hug:
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