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A rhyming spill style poem for my mother who passed away last December.

I looked for you

down colorful aisles

humming a song through

five hundred miles

 

I looked for you

under two feet of snow

hands frozen and blue

why did you go

 

I looked for you

at January’s end

will they blow out your candles

if I cannot pretend

 

I looked for you

in my silver star ring

twenty three years ago

what a beautiful thing

 

I looked for you

during the moons perigee

my heart has flatlined

but you are finally free

 

I looked for you

as  I lay on the wood floor

even curled into a ball

I can hold you no more

 

I looked for you

in the hearths dying flame

now that you’re gone

no one will call out my true name

 

I looked for you

and tried to find

what I did to cause you

to leave me behind

 

I looked for you

around the dark house

your voice warbled octaves

above other sound

 

I looked for you

the year I turned 41

wherever you are now

am I still your son

 

I looked for you

when midnight arrived

on the streets we used to walk

homeless but alive

 

I looked for you

as I sat on roots to lessen grief

we will reincarnate together again

acorn and oak leaf.

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    6 COMMENTS

    1. Hi,
      A heartfelt thoughts that really touched me. I can see how deeply you are connected her. Parents are Gods, in Hindu mythology we pray and bow to three beings who shaped our life and made us,
      Mathru devobhava
      Pithru devobhava
      Acharya devobhava
      Mother father and teacher are equal to God and we seek their blessings and they have invested whole their life in making us.

      Thank you for your beautiful lines about your mom.

      Jessy Jacob ❤️

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