Poems & Selections

If I Could Hear Her

By Carolyn Ferreira
I see your teardrops falling
I hear you cry my name
I know you can not see me
but I hold you just the sameI watch as you lie abed
as restless as can be
I hear your whispered words
as you pray for dreams of meevery day for you is painful
each breath, each step you take
but as the wise mom I know
a future you will make I envelope you in my love
as for me you use to do
it’s hard to see you in such pain
forever the strong one’s been youalthough our lives’ journeys
have bid us to be apart
I am with you, you are with me
always in our hearts

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