I'm Not Done Yet

A Poem from the mind of Ursula Kay Vos

 

 

I'm Not Done Yet

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Sitting here without you

I didn't put you to bed

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I haven't done my job yet

I haven't given you dinner

I wonder if you've been fed

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It's all I can do

Night after night

Not to break down to tears

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As nights turn to weeks

And slowly

Painfully

Weeks have turned to years

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You were toddlers then

You look me in the eyes now

Telling me how a caterpillar bears his defense

Or how you built your dare devil ramp

When you jumped your scooter then

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I wonder as I sit

And think of Santa's gifts

Does Santa know anymore

What her children…

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Like and I wince

Much time has passed

Stolen as it were

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I won't trouble you with that

I can only pray that time

Hasn't left my turn

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That the sand has spared

A grain or two

A small pence here for me

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So I can watch in wonder

My hearts walking

In the world

Free

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To guard you

My only task

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I pray you know my love

As it was not my wish

Not my will

To ever give you up

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To keep you safe

Ensure your growth

From one stage to the next

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You've made me proud

From the very first day

When you took your very first breaths

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I'll be here for you no matter what

Until the very end

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When I'm called home

I'll fight it still

Just to see you once again.

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Love,

      Mom

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12/26/2011

               Ursula Kay Vos