Mom

I haven't figured

Out how to move on

Feeling empty

And cold with you gone

Mom

Us against the world

Was all we ever knew

How to push through

I really have no clue

She fought so hard

And struggled so long

Gone in a blink

The end of her life song

A lifetime of pain

No hope for her future

Family she loved hope

Painted that picture

Mom

A haunted past

And heart filled with grief

Burdens of shame

With no chance of relief

Mom

She tried to guide

Us knowing she was lost

We became broken

Heavy was that cost

Growing up under

The banner of tough love

What would life

Be without a little shove?

I know she tried

To help us see the good

With hardened heart

Did the best she could

Mom

Never had much

But she gave us enough

Showed us life

Was good even when tough

Mom

Lessons she taught

Helped us to survive

Life's a bitch but at least

We're still alive

I grew up got away

And we grew apart

Found my own family

Rough from the start

Cycles we break

And some we perpetuate

Falling short

For those we love is our fate

Just like mom

I will always do my best

The example she set is my litmus test

Soul is empty since

The day of her death

I perceive her truths more

In each breath

My hope is now you've found

A place both happy and free

A place of peace

And from your worries to let you be

I can't bear the thought

That you're just food for the worms

Lifetime of pain before death

Far less than you deserved

Mom

Until the day that I die

I'll always miss you

A lifetime of sorrow

What can you do?