Mother Forgive Me

Martha Ruth Holcomb Taylor

February 8, 1935 - February 13, 2010

Mother Forgive Me

Mother forgive me for being selfish, but you left too soon.
Had I known the years were short, I would have laughed more.
I would have hugged more, I would have cried more.
Had I known we would have taken flight and on new wings soar.

Mother forgive me for being shortsighted, but you left too little.
There will never be enough frozen moments in time to cherish,
Our time, hovering mist slowly rose above the water,
Only to disappear in the sun holding no rhyme, to only diminish.

Mother forgive me for being heartless, but you left too much.
There were so many times you gave and sacrificed that I never knew,
I never knew to thank you, to appreciate you for the love.
I only lived the life of joy you provided me and like a child away I flew.

Mother forgive me for being heartbroken, but you left too great a void,
I am in you and you in me; I am because we are one in spirit and bone.
Though distance be great, our shadows never strayed.
I will forever miss you, my confidant, but in spirit I’ll never be alone.

Mother forgive me for being so proud, but you left too great a legacy.
I have only to look at the man in the mirror to see your crown jewel.
You poured into me the essence of what defines you.
Mother I hope I never disappoint you, a thought I can’t bear, an act too cruel.