You went
away,
Leaving me
alone.
Exposing a
hole,
I could not
fill.
I felt the
vast emptiness,
A chasm I
could not cross.
Days filled
with helplessness,
And long nights
of restlessness.
On a cold
snowy January night,
I lay in the
snow, full of hurt and broken might.
Wishing for
an end to this madness,
Or for your
loving, comforting embrace.
Days later,
A sudden
passing thought,
A random memory,
Triggered in
my consciousness.
Only then I
realized with startled wonder,
You had not
left!
Your body is
no longer present in my world,
But your
spirit dwells beside me never less.
Embarrassed I
shook my head.
The
blessings,
The Love,
The
experience!
You are
still here,
Though in a
different form.
Living in a
new realm,
That’s
inside my heart and head.
I love you
mom
Coot (Roy Richard)
June 2020
For my Mother.
Copyright Roy Richard
