A Letter To My Mom

This short letter I wrote to my mother after her passing. In many ways.....it helped with those last words I did not get a chance to say.

 

 

Dear Mom,

 

I did not get to tell you by. So many things I need to say. You just don’t know how much I miss you. You were my best friend. I saw you ten times a day and spoke to you fifty. I tried to think of one time you were not there for me but you always were. No matter what, when I was good and when I was bad, you were there for me. It was always Mom and me. I know you knew how much I loved you. And I know how much you loved me too. I would never have been ready to let you go. I just felt like we had more years. More time.

 

There is this hole in my heart that will not fill. I am trying to do what I know you would want me to do but it is so hard. I miss you so much and not a day goes by that I don’t cry. I know why puppies cry. They miss their mom. That is how I feel. I know that you will live on in me forever and I will try my best to do what I know you would want me to. No one will ever know how close we were. Thank you for all you did for me. All the things you bought me. All the places you took me. All the things you taught me of life.   All the precious memories mother that I could never repay you for. All the times you forgave me. For being there for me when I was sick. For loving me no matter what. For all the rings at Christmas that seem to be hidden as a last minute gift that no one knew about but you and me. You and I. Mom and Me. Forever....

 

Mom, please be with me. Please be that sun that appears from behind a cloud and shines down on me on a bad day. Please be that Hummingbird that comes up on the back deck while I sit and think of you. Please be the rain that pours down on that perfect night so I might sleep better. Please just be with me.

 

I will always remember you.

 

I love you mom,

Amy

Author's Note

I sat down after my mother's sudden passing and wrote this letter to her. You would have to understand how close we were to know the pain my heart has felt....even we are almost 2 years to her passing, it was like yesterday to me in so, so many ways.

Reviews

[Paul D. Aronson]

Today when i woke up I thought of my mother who passed away nearly two years ago. I decided to look through my requests to see if there was anything that might cheer me up, and i ran across this piece. If i could write a letter to my mom today this very instant it would look a lot like this. This is very heartfelt and genuine and tugs at me like you wouldn't believe. Very beautiful, I'm so glad I found this on the swap just when I needed it.

[Dorchadas]

heartfelt and emotional... a beautiful tribute Amy

[TL Boehm]

There is this hole in my heart that will not fill.

such a heartfelt tribute to your mom....

[Stephen Ownby]

Damn, that's really emotional. It reminds me of a poem I wrote a few years back after my Great Aunt Gerry passed away.