~~I dedicate this poem to my mom who passed away on September 25, 1999~~
I watched silently as she lay there
Gasping for breath
Living her last day…
I wept silently as I sat there
Seeing her suffer
Feeling her pain…
Knowing I can’t do anything.
I cried and I prayed
As she listened to her last Christmas song
As she looked around at her last glimpse
Of her surroundings
As she took her last breath…
Her eyes closed, slowly, peacefully…
As she smiled at me.
