A Mother's Thoughts

I know that the world will keep going.
I know that it has to be
No matter how much I wish it
Time won’t stop for me.

Kids your age keep smiling
They laugh and they make their plans
They still talk though your voice is missing
And I try to understand.

They eat, they sleep, they dream their dreams
In their beds so safe and warm
They believe that angels and mother’s prayers
Will keep them safe from harm

They walk in the sun and sing their songs,
And I can’t imagine why it’s so
Because all should be dark and silent
Since my baby had to go.

They go off to school for their futures
They will marry I guess, some day
Seems like everyone should stop just everything
Since you had to go away.

It’s such a hateful thing
That there’s no hole that I can touch
In time and crowds and in the world
When I loved you so very much.

So I’ll keep that spot inside of me
Even when for others it might close
No matter that others might not notice,
Remember your mother knows.