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Seeing For the First Time

Today I saw her 
As if for the first time 
She had aged dramaticly 
Deep lines all over her face 
crippled and deformed she was now 
Barely clinging to life 
When once she was so beautiful 
So full of energy strength and perfectly 
Shape from head to toe 
I recall many complimenting her beauty 
I felt so proud
Yet now I felt a deep fearing pain in my heart 
Now I've  noticed how 
She looked tired and worn out 
As if she once fought many battles 
Yet won few  
Many scars she worn upon her skin deep and thick 
They were 
But not as many nor as deep as the ones
She wore unpon her heart
She had not always been good in her life 
Fallen to bad habits and bad decisions 
Selfish and cold hearted at one point 
I had spent many years angry at her and even 
Maybe a little hate 
But when I saw her today for the first time 
I heard criies so loud and it was my heart breaking 
I knew then I had always loved her 
And now in her old age sickened by her past choices 
Clinging to life 
yet knowing death peeks from around the corner 
I realized I shouldn't have wasted so much time 
Holding on to what cannot be changed 
I realized that precious moments will 
Never have another chance 
And I have lost them because of my own poor choices 
Now as I watch my mother slowly and painfully go 
I will be losing someone that is so dear to my heart 
That has shared more than half of my life
With me and there is no more time 
To show her how much I love her 
Now when I seen her for the first time 
I saw how precious she was to my heart 
I saw how much more I will be alone 
I saw one half of me being gone 
I saw just how much she meant....

Copyright © Carissa L Barriga | Year Posted 2016



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Some Things Are To Late

Funny how life lessons 
Are learned and it's too late
To late to make amends to late to go back
 so we call 
It fate.. 
It seems as we grow with life 
The more we look back on our mistakes 
With knowledge of what we should've done and 
Dying slowly with the regret knowing it's to Late.

Copyright © Carissa L Barriga | Year Posted 2016

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Today

Today 
Today has so much promise 
Yet wasted time shall pass without a thought
And precious things will go unnoticed 
But time is one thing that cannot be bought
Today is filled with slavery 
Of all the things we want and slave away we shall
And time will fly on bye 
Without the promise of tomorrow to sell
Today will go unnoticed 
The little moments of loved ones and joy will be lost
Tomorrows never promised
Today we shall gain...but at what cost???

Copyright © Carissa L Barriga | Year Posted 2016

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Her

I saw her cry today
Tears, trickled down her face 
I saw her cry today 
I was shocked and amazed 

I saw her cry tonight 
She never cried in front of anyone 
I oftener wonder did she not care 
or was she so strong to never come undone
I saw her cry tonight 
And that's when i knew
She had been broken 
And all this time it was strength that saw her threw

Copyright © Carissa L Barriga | Year Posted 2016


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