Ten Years

February 21, 2007
The date that I last saw your face;
The date that I last hugged you;
The date that I last said "I love you" while you heard me
I pled to God day and night, tear after tear,
Screaming in depression to hear from you
For only one, long hour
But there were no answers.

I fought through the struggles of pain;
I fought through the bumps on roadblocks;
I fought through the suffering of depression;
I fought every day and night,
Hoping that life will stop tormenting me
With flashbacks and depressing memories of you,
Begging with every ounce of tolerance,
But there were no endings.

These ten years of not remembering you
For the things that made me live another day,
Are the things that inspired me of believing that
One day,
I would walk down the streets of 19th and Manderson,
40th and Ames, and down in East Omaha,
With the sense of relieve that you're in a better place,
And I have faith for that coming day.

Its because of you that
I can write amazing poetry,
Act like Jim Carrey on days of happiness,
And the most of all,
The way you raised me cared for those who
Lost their closest relatives and giving them comfort
That I am here to come and talk too
When no one else would listen.

In the days of the future,
When the world wants me to forget about you,
I will always remember you,
Even if tears comes from my brown eyes,
Happiness and relief will come from you,
Mom.
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