I Know Your There
Twenty Days
I close my eyes and think as if we were talking
Nothing has changed
You are listening to my every word like you always have
I stop and pause and I hear silence
You don't have to talk I know what you would say
Our conversation would go something like this
Hi mom how was your day ?
You would come back with the usual
Nothing new how about you
I would talk a little about something in work or something funny that happened
Mom would laugh or say I know what that is like
She might even share a story of something that happened years ago
I would listen so intently on every word
She would make all my problems seem so small
I would ask her did anyone call
Sometimes my niece or nephew had talked
Then she would go on and on how nice it was to hear from them
Other times friends have called or other family members
She always ended with everyone is so busy
I loved those talks that we had that could go on for hours
I would share a story or a poem I had just written
She would say I liked that one or I liked the one before better
I would smile as if a light turned on inside of me
So proud to share something I wrote with my mom
Other times she would say nothing else here I will let you go
Thanks for calling
Love you mom and I will call you again later when I am on break
Love you too
Her words ring over and over in my head
She would only watch t.v. at night
During the day she would listen to the radio and loved her music playing
She often cleaned around the house trying to keep busy
She didn't drive and she loved to go out
When I had the time off we would go
We only cared if we had gas in the car and how long the stores would stay open
She could walk for hours non stop
We came home with a few things and best of all lots of good memories
So I close my eyes again and we are driving down the highway
Where nothing can hold us back
Loved those times then and I love them just as much now
Having fun was as easy as eating your favorite blueberry yogurt
It didn't matter how you started but you sure left none when you were done
Leaving me with one of the greatest feelings I have ever known
The comfort and joy of our love that fills every spot
Never at a loss and always wanting to do it once more
This is goodnight mom but never a good bye
Comments
This is so beautiful DREAM ON and thank you so very much for sharing.
Eddy.
Voted up and awesome. Got a lump in my throat. I sure miss mine a lot around the holidays. My greatest memory is mom and I improvising dances to our favorite music. I kid you not. Me in my 20s and her already in her 60s. We were two generations apart. Loved her lots and still do. This is a wonderful poem for your mom. God bless.
Dream On, You made me cry with this one, our Moms are the only real constant in our lives. Thanks for sharing. Regards, snakeslane
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