I was a baby
—-
Crying for my mother
Without her coming to
Soothe me - long before
She had passed away.
When I was a child I had
Terrible, reoccurring, and
Very vivid nightmares.
I would wake up wailing
And sobbing from the
Lingering terror, & she
consoled my demons away.
—-
Everything I know about
Loving others, I learned
From her loving past me
In ways I took for granted.
—-
Her lo…