For Them
When people comment on my strength
The thing that they don’t see
Is if I’d had a choice
I’d have you here with me
They asked me how I do it
Like it’s really up to me
If I could rot away in bed
That’s exactly where I’d be
But your brothers need me now
And as hard as it gets some days
They deserve a mother
Who’s made the choice to stay
Don’t think in the beginning
It was an easy one
Too many days to count
I wished I’d joined you son
It’s not strength that helps me through
These days so hard to breathe
I still can’t see the reason
That you had to leave
Just know that I’ll keep fighting
This battle every day
And when someone’s asks me how I do it
“For them” is what I’ll say
Copyright © Billie-Jean Kitchen | Year Posted 2024
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