Cold earth surrounds
A once vibrant body
Nothing left but memories
And plastic flowers

I am so close to you
But yet so far away
Standing above you
Wanting so much to touch you

A photo on a tombstone
Showing those loving eyes
A smile so big
All those are now gone

The clouds in the sky darken
Showing the colour of my soul
The heavens open up
Mingling with my tears on the ground

The same ground
That has swallowed my mother
The woman who I adored
And now who I mourn
 
 

Written at mums grave 7th May 2000
 
 

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