Mother

I cried for you with tears and tears I cried for you through a maze of years I pour my heart in these lifeless pages Trying to recover some semblance of saneness My heart has evolved into a life of its own My words have stung but they too have grown My legs no more walk with the ease they once had My face no more shows the blush of the glad I know what you've been through all the years All the hateful words, the stinging tears I recall the sounds, the stifling of cries I remember the days your tears I dried I love you today more than ever before Yet I'm helpless to assist you I woefully implore