ODE TO MY MOTHER

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    ODE TO MY MOTHER

     I NEVER GOT TO SAY GOODBYE.
    I NEVER GOT TO ASK HER WHY SHE DIED,
    BEFORE I COULD TELL HER I LOVED HER.

    I NEVER GOT TO SAY I LOVE YOU FACE TO FACE.
    I NEVER GOT TO SAY THANK YOU,
    FOR ALL THE TIMES SHE HELPED ME RUN THE RACE.

    HOW CAN YOU SAY THANK YOU
    TO SOMEONE WHO HAS GIVEN YOU EVERYTHING?
    HOW CAN YOU GIVE BACK TO SOMEONE
    WHO PLAYED LIFE'S MUSIC FOR YOU TO SING?

    SO OFTEN WE KNOW THE LYRICS
    BUT FAIL TO HEAR THE MUSIC.
    SHE GAVE ME THE MUSIC THAT INSPIRED THE LYRICS.

    SHE ALWAYS TOLD ME I COULD DO ANYTHING 
    IF I ONLY KNEW IT.
    I NEVER REALLY KNEW IT UNTIL I LOST HER.

    HOW CAN YOU LOSE SOMEONE
    WHO IS FOREVER IN YOUR HEART?
    HOW CAN YOU LOSE SIGHT OF SOMEONE
    WHO IS THERE WITH YOU FROM THE START?

    SHE MAY HAVE LEFT ME BUT SHE NEVER LET DOWN.
    SHE WASN'T THERE FOR ALL OF LIFE'S PROBLEMS,
    BUT EVERYTIME IT MATTERED, SHE WAS THERE.

    THANK YOU, MOM
    I LOVE YOU WITH ALL MY HEART

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    Louise commented on ODE TO MY MOTHER

    07-20-2009

    Very inspiring. My mom passed also. You may not have the opportunity to say goodbye but she will live in your heart forever. She knew what was in your heart.
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    Brianlion

    07/21/2009

    THANK YOU FOR THE VERY KIND WORDS

    Poetry is not a turning loose of emotion, but an escape from emotion.

    T. S. Eliot (1888-1965) American-English poet and playwright.

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