(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 bright stars
Looking for a divine sign
Like a shooting star to bring hope to me and so many others
Who in silence may still suffer
For losing a mother is like looking at life
In black and white
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 tired red eyes
When you gave my hand a final squeeze
In that single pivotal moment
I knew you had been reincarnated
Especially when that beautiful blue and yellow butterfly
Suddenly out of the blue landed on our clasped hands
And its wings gently fluttered before flying in three circles and disappearing
My message to you
Dearest reader
Treasure your mother if she's a good soul
For the impact of losing her will last forever
If the Tall Cancer Man
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 tired red eyes
When you gave my hand a final squeeze
In that single pivotal moment
I knew you had been reincarnated
Especially when that beautiful blue and yellow butterfly
Suddenly out of the blue landed on our clasped hands
And its wings gently fluttered before flying in three circles and disappearing
My message to you
Dearest reader
Treasure your mother if she's a good soul
For the impact of losing her will last forever
If the Tall Cancer Man
Decides it's time to call and collect her
Copyright John Duffy
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