To Mother
A stabbing pain awakes me,
The beating of my heart,
The crying of my soul
Signaling empty—that you are gone.
I never lost such love
Until I lost yours.
The dark was never so deep
Until your light went out.
You are gone, gone, gone, gone
And I can’t reach you
E’en though I stretch a wild hand
To find lonely fingers.
Your voice—its cadence
In my ears.
Your lovely charm and face
A whisper of memory.
Come back for only a breath
And then another, another,
So I never have to breathe
Without the love you breathed into me.
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