Saturday, December 14, 2013

Endless

Endless


The warmest embrace my baby heart knew
Comfort in your arms
And when the firm and secure cradle of your hands placed me
Securely into my crib
And when I woke up to find you gone
Endless sorrow

The brightest smile my childhood eyes desired
Affirmation in your face
As you guided my hand to draw delicate birds
Imagination growing on paper
And when you spoke your praise
Endless joy

The most shaming sound my juvenile ears could brace
Apprehension in your mouth
When you scolded me for my unruliness
Being pruned like a plant
And when you looked my path
Endless guilt

The unspeakable words that had to come from our mouths, mom to son, son to mom
Unsettled in our bodies
When you could not speak
Heart grasping for something
And when you passed
Endless

Tuesday, January 1, 2013

Four Years


Four Years

Four years ago
You slipped quietly out of this world
Which barely understood your beauty
Worn in the canyons on your face
Set by the strains of smiles and tears
And the trembling hands you offered
To a world that often winced away
Because it did not know how to receive your wonder
And moving forward even though your feet did not follow
Stubborn to chase your heart
Looking on with innocent eyes that sliced the view with a beguiling passion
That saw terror and beauty
Ever searching you were
Even when your body refused to move
I remember that
Baffling and wondrous love
Given to us
Who barely understood your beauty
As you slipped quietly out of this world
Four years ago