Sunday, November 22, 2015

Happy Birthday

 
Momma it's your birthday soon
Almost the tenth of May
I haven't missed a one of them
Even though you've passed away
I look at faded photographs
Knowing they'll make me cry
You were so young and beautiful
So how could you possibly die
I sit and hold your babydoll
Its the only thing of yours I own
It helps me feel close to you
A longing I've not outgrown
I still read your letters, momma
I've memorized each page
And the telegraph that said you died
At only twenty two years of age
I don't have any memories
I was still just a baby then
But your family told me stories
That I wish I could hear again
Your grave is so far away
So I cant put flowers there
I wish I knew what kind you like
I wish you knew how much I care
Can you miss something you never had
Or love someone you never knew
All I know is it hurts me, momma
And I'll never stop needing you
So here's to another birthday
As the years just come and go
And the only gift I have is love
For the mother I will never know
 
©S. Austin Vincoski

1 comment:

Unknown said...

This is sad and beautiful at the same time. She is with you.No doubt. Happy Mother's Day to her and I thank her for bringing the most beautiful soul into this world.