I Feel My Mother's Absence.

I feel my mother's absence, nothing more.
No silent whisper, scent of sweet perfume...
No presence next to me in any room,
No waves of comfort reaching to my shore.

I feel my mother's absence, nothing more.
For all the words so many people say,
As if the thing I feel should go away.
It doesn't do what they are praying for.

I feel my mother's absence, nothing more.
So many people try but can't get through,
Until they see there's nothing they can do.
This is a problem they had best ignore.

I feel my mother's absence, nothing more.
No music like she always used to sing,
Each day I wake to endless suffering
I can't escape, her death has locked the door.

I feel my mother's absence, nothing more.
This is not life the way it's meant to be,
When this much love is snatched away from me.
I knew the wealth, what can I be but poor?

John H. Bidwell