It Seems Like Yesterday
The doctor told me, Mom was going away,
so many tears I've cried since that day;
my tears could fill all the oceans and seas in this world,
Mom said to me, don't cry, don't be afraid.
It seems like yesterday.
She said, I have suffered for so very long,
I have fought a terrible battle and I have lost;
And I am so very, very tired, can you not see that child,
I nodded, dried my tears and held her close.
It seems like yesterday.
I stayed beside her bed and watched her sleep,
Holding her hand and counting every gasping breath;
Finally the end came in the light of dawn with birds chirping,
Allowed to cry now, I wept, I wept.
It seems like yesterday.
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July 23, 2013
Poetry/Verse/It Seems Like Yesterday
Copyright Protected, ID 07-494-460-23
All Rights Reserved, 2013, Constance La France
Submitted to Standard contest, Highest Views,
sponsor, Casarah Nance Judged 2013
Fourth Place
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Submitted to the Premier contest, Favorite Old Poem #2,
sponsor, Shadow , Judged 2013
Third Place
Copyright © Constance La France | Year Posted 2013
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