Lexophile in motion - Nine years ago today(This is a very sad poem) and it is a dedication to my Mom who passed away. by Dean Masciarelli

Nine years ago today
at four thirty
on a Saturday afternoon
normally you would usually be in church
at this time

But on that particular day
nine years ago today
you were in the hospital
with walking pneumonia
and you passed away

Earlier that day
you had a couple of strokes
and I remember standing
by your hospital bed
telling you that it was okay
if you had to go away
because I didn't want to see
you suffer anymore

Those were the hardest words
that I could ever say to you

And I knew
that Heaven would
open its gates for you
on that particular day

Because it was your turn
to leave that day

Angels took you home
that Saturday afternoon
so that you could be
with all of your loved ones
in Heaven

I can still remember
walking into the hospital room
that afternoon
and you had just taken your last breath
and all the machines were turned off

I turned around
and I ran out of the room
and down the halls
to the elevator and down to the first floor
so that I could go outside and get some air

All along I couldn't stop crying

I remember looking up to the sky
on that afternoon
asking God to take care of you
because I knew that I would never see you again

I want you to know
all these years later
that I still miss you
with all my heart and soul

And I always will

I found myself getting up
bright and early today
and tears began to fall from my eyes
while I was laying in bed all by myself
saying that I love you
over and over again

Because nine years ago today
you had passed away

I will never forget you
as long as I live
because you gave me
a life time of your love
by adopting me when I was
just eight months old

God bless you Mom
I miss you and I will always love you
as long as I live

Because in my eyes you were
the greatest mom in the world

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