Fate rendered you helpless
Fate, put distance between us
I urged you to be strong
When weak was all I felt.
I miss the daily phone calls
Your incessant queries
Wanting to know the nitty-gritty’s
That’s how you chose to be.
There was only love
Whenever we met
An unspoken bond
Only our hearts felt.
Mother became child
Child became the mother
Our roles got so reversed
To me, a position which bothered.
You had to look after me
Cuddle me & embrace me
Driving away my fears
And showing your strength to me.
But, you looked at me with hope
Silently urging me to help
I could do nothing
Prayers was all I said.
HE could not see you in pain
Even to HIM it was a strain
Our love was not enough
It was HIS will against ours.
Why did you give up?
Why did you not fight?
Why did you have to go?
Maa, Living without you is hard
Try as I might.
life is so fragile and his ways are sometimes hard to understand..this feeling of not being able to do anything is so tough, experienced it with one of my children, she was suffering from an illness and i just had to watch and wasn't able to really help...just to soothe the pain...night after night...this brought me close to madness
ReplyDeletesad...my wifes mom passed on a few years ago...she still has hard days of memory..i appreciate the emotion in this...and the longing...
ReplyDeleteA moving poem
ReplyDeletePoemblaze - Thanks.
ReplyDeletespeechless with this poem. I too have lost my Mom many years ago and it still burns. *Sendinng you a hug*
ReplyDeleteCalifornia Ink in Motion
Such a touching and moving poem. It is so hard when a loved one passes on it is hard to take and hard to forget
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That's a heart-rending cry. Sometimes it's very difficult judging the strengths and weaknesses of another person, even those closest to us.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the Hug themslvh.
ReplyDeleteAnn LeFlore.....thanks.
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