Mother’s Love Poem by Junie Clauther

Ten toes, ten fingers.
Beautiful face.
Perfect child.
The joy and the essence of my life.
Oh, how can I let you go?
How can I leave you here?
How can I even go on?
The joy, the essence of my life.
I can hear your cry.
I can feel your pain.
How can I let you go
Here in the stone-cold ground
Where I can no longer dry your tears?
I can no longer take care of your pain.
I can no longer hold you near.
How can I go on?
How can I live another day without
The joy of watching your smile or dance?
How can I go on?
What?
What?
What happened?

I wake up.
It’s just a dream.
I lost you years ago.