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(A lone voice whispers)
Although you left me
One tragic night
Forever my beloved mother
Leaving me heartbroken with a deep pain from which I hope time doesn't heal and I never recover
I'll always look to the stars
Looking for a sign
A shooting star to bring hope to me and the many others
Who in silence may still suffer
For losing a mother is like looking at life without the colour
Especially in summer
My memories of you will always come before all others
For you were with me in the very beginning and I was with you at the very end
And as I held your soft lukewarm hand and watched as you gave out your last breath as you stared into my sad red eyes
When you gave my hand a final squeeze
In that single moment
I knew you had been reincarnated
When that beautiful blue and yellow butterfly landed on our clasped hands
And its wings gently fluttered
My message to you
Dearest reader
Treasure your mother if she's a good soul
For the impact of losing her will last forever
When the Tall Cancer Man decides it's time to call and collect her
Copyright John Duffy
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