Years
As I sat to contemplate what to say on year twenty-seven, I realized the years have gone by swiftly yet loudly. Loudly as if a clanging gong. Clanging years, morphing together into a series of undeniable events shaping my view of the world and the fragility of life forever.
Just as you seemed farther and farther away, you allowed me to see you in the eyes of a daughter, hear you in the laughter of a brother, feel you in the advice from a sister and time continues to tick away swiftly. God, I miss you...
About this poem
I wrote this poem for my mother who passed in a tragic car accident in July of 1994. She was the one constant in my life until the very end.
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Written on July 18, 2021
Submitted by qrmpuf on January 24, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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