A Letter To The Other Side

Dear Mother with love,

I think about you everyday and miss you all the time.

How's life on the other side?

Is it beautiful like they say,

in a mystical kind of way?

You're always so happy 

in our dreams.

I've been told that 

you're always with me.

I can't see,

but I believe.

Life isn't the same without you,

so much has changed.

When it rains, it pours

but...

When the sun chases away the clouds;

that rainbow that follows

reminds me

to keep looking on the bright side.

Tonight I'll light a fire

and hand this letter

to the flame.

As the smoke rises

and fades away,

I know in my heart

that this letter will find you.

 

The Unspeakable Truth

As you lay dying

I haven't lost hope.

I see a sadness in you

Like you're ready to go.

Staring at the ceiling

In a trance..

What do you see?

I'll never know,

You won't tell me.

I know you don't like to see me cry.

It hurts me to know

You suffer in silence.

Your emotions trapped inside.

Sleeping the days away;

Waking up for pills

To stop the pain before it starts..

I'm grateful for that.

I just wish that I could get you out more,

I wish your appetite would come back.

I stay strong before you,

But it's hard to see you this way..

So pale and so tiny,

So weak..

Always craving sleep.
Peacefully you'll slip away.

I know this, but I dread that day.

I've had nightmares about it.

I love your smiling strength in spirit,

You've helped to keep me strong.

Your childlike innocence

And kind heart of gold..

I couldn't have asked for a better mother.

I love you more than life.

I wish you could live forever..

Just not like this.