Mum
My tear tracks dried like a barely heard whisper,
lipstick on cheek, the last place that I kissed her
years of pain fade like handprints on glass,
I’m not sure she believed that this too would pass.
Can I reach through all your sadness,
Silence the screams and tame the madness,
Repair what’s been broken so you can be strong
And take you back home to where you belong.
