Yesterday
You were Here
-feeding your family
(nourishing my mind)
-tending to our needs
(and my dreams)
-blending our lives with hope
(and mine with joy)
-teaching us life
(and me about living)
-parenting when we needed it
(loving me when I didn't)
-accepting our flaws
(and I had many)
encouraging us to grow
(and me to mature)
-loving us without reserve
(and when I didn't deserve it)
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Today
You are gone
-Your body in the earth
(not here in my life)
-Your voice silent to our ears
(but heard in my mind)
-Your presence, not touchable
(yet your spirit touches my soul)
-You are gone from our lives
(but never from my heart)