Her Mother's Wedding Ring
She wears her mother’s wedding ring
On a chain around her neck
She wears scars on her torso
Courtesy of glass cuts from the wreck
She wears her pain deep inside
From a loss she can’t forget
She wears her guilt for surviving
Not dying also she regrets
He tries hard to comfort her
But he also feels the loss
He tries to be strong enough
His own grieving is the cost
He tries to help her cope
And move on with her life
He tries to be there for her
But she reminds him too much of his wife
They buried her in the rain
A drunk driver was to blame
They buried her far too young
Their lives never again to be the same
They buried her with broken hearts
Through tears of suffering
They buried her but saved a gift
And now she wears her wedding ring
Copyright © Joe Flach | Year Posted 2010
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