MOTHER'S DAY
I have no mother to speak of
and haven't for so many years
no motherly love to shower me
to comfort and quiet my fears.
No one to do mother-
daughter things with
I've always done them alone
caring for siblings and a father
as I made our house a home.
All through my life I felt cheated
I'd watch others and feel the pain
of not having that someone special
to be with me time and again.
Some goings were tough I have to admit
the why me, it felt so unfair
life's special occasions
one after another
for she was never there.
Death had come in the
still of the night
no goodbyes not any fair warning
just shock and screams and tears
and black for all to see us mourning.
I try to see her face now and again
hear her voice from deep within
my heart and soul aches and longs
for a time I remember when...