A Mother's Embrace

A Mother's Embrace One night I had an uneasy dream I was at Mother's Wake A woman entered the viewing room I wanted to scream It was my Deceased Mother Followed by her Dead Sister Stella A third woman without a face Carried a black violin and an umbrella The trio approached the coffin Mother was lying in The Blond woman with no face Started to play a weeping violin My brother suddenly grabbed me And threw me against the wall I fell to the floor then slowly got up I realized I was now wearing a Pall Mom looked at her corpse Then approached me and said I am not dead Then she slapped my face and embraced my head I awoke rolled out of bed turned on the light Looked in the mirror with terrible fright Saw a red mark on my face what a horrible sight Did Mom return form the Grave to visit me this night The mark was proof of Mom's Death Embrace I hope writing this poem Will keep me from ever going Back to this dark place Joseph Adam Elward