MISSING YOU…<\/p>\n
I had no idea that your death would mean the death of me.<\/p>\n
Well a part of me. The part that loved you, more than I knew.<\/p>\n
You among many, always stood out.<\/p>\n
Your laughter and kindness never diminished, no matter what.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Someone needs this, someone needs that.<\/p>\n
Don’t worry, Mom\u00a0does it all, expecting nothing in return.<\/p>\n
She’s there because you need her, she’s there because she cares.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
I noticed on her fridge, there are pictures of you,<\/p>\n
and you, and you. She loved her family and friends<\/p>\n
more than most do.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
She lent you that money, though she needed it to.<\/p>\n
She wrote it off as a gift, what else, would SHE do.<\/p>\n
Another stayed all summer, creating more debt<\/p>\n
she opened her heart and her home, with no regret.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
And when you were sick she was always there.<\/p>\n
With your favorite foods that she would prepare.<\/p>\n
Her heart was so large, I thought it\u00a0would burst<\/p>\n
you never hungered or needed,\u00a0or suffered a thirst.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
I cry as I write this, for I should have done more.<\/p>\n
You loved me and hugged me, nurtured for sure.<\/p>\n
Each tear I cry is love for you.<\/p>\n
You said that I’d miss you.<\/p>\n
You know that I do.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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