Quiet Strength
as I walked
away
I thought about
all the things
I didn’t say
what do you say
as I walked
away
I thought about
all the things
you didn’t say
what do you say
so, instead
we smiled
and laughed
and acted like
everything was ok
and as I looked at your beautiful face
so young
and heard you laugh like a tinkling piano
and joke about shopping at the last minute
I realized
in those precious few moments
what a gift you gave
you never chose to be this gift
this force in the universe
that gets up every day
and steps out the door
and drives down the road
and gets out of the car
and goes on …
but you are
you are a gift
‘cause you believe
deep in your very soul
this isn’t it
that someday
one day
you will see your little boy again
and he will know you
and be proud of you
and as he holds you ever tight
he’ll whisper in your ear
Mama … Mama … Mama …
it’s all right …
you kept me alive
with the light
in your eyes
TL