i thought i heard your voice


in the back of my mind yesterday,


whispering that you'd be holding my hand


in case i'd ever think that you'd leave me.





i thought i felt your lips


kiss my forehead when i fell asleep,


as if to let me know that you'd


still love me when i woke up.





i thought i saw you in my reflection


eyes sparkling with affection


and smiling at the man


that your son has become.





and i heard you still the river,


and i heard you dam the flood,


and i heard you brace my soul


before i felt you slipping away.





but you're only gone if i forget,


only forgotten if lose my memories,


and only a mere memory if i lose


the feelings that you still see me.





now my face is still flush


from the tears that never came.


and my soul still bears marks


from where your hands held it in place.





and tomorrow dawns with your warmth.


and tomorrow dawns with your warmth.


and tomorrow breaks any doubt


that it wasn't just my imagination.

07/10/2006

Author's Note: i love you mom.

Posted on 07/10/2006
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