1965
I Was The First Born Of 5 Childern
Therefore
The First Child To Break Her Heart
At A Rebellious Age Of 16
I Was The First To Leave The Nest
I Distanced Myself From My Family
Always On The Run
Having A Good Time With Others
A Near Fatal Accident
Put Me Back Under My Mothers Wing
For A Little While
Then We Went Our Seperate Ways
Once Again
Her To Alaska
Me ....Well......All Over The South
Years Went By
But She Was Always Just A Phone Call Away
Lending An Ear
While I Suffered My Share Of Heartbreak
...
I Grew Up And Learned To Live With Myself
And BY Myself
Swearing No Other Human
Would Rip My World Apart
Then I Brought My Mother Back
Moved Her From Alaska
Away From Her Own Heartbreak
Set Up Her Own Home
Next To My Own
And All Was Well
Till This Time Last Year
The Devastion Of Hurricane Katrina
The Not Knowing Where Our Family Was For Weeks
I Cried When Each Familiar Voice
Came Over The Telephone Line
I Opened My Doors To Them All
And Re-Learned
What A Family Is About
And All Was As Well As COULD Be
Considering The Homes That Were Lost
For Awhile
I Am A Firm Believer
That Everything Happens
For A Reason
It Was During This Time
My Mother
My Angel
The Next To Break My Heart
Was Diagnosed With
Small Cell Cancer
A Baseball Sized Area Between Her Lungs
Through All The Radiation Treatments
The Chemo
The Weight Loss And Hair Loss
She Managed To Rid This Black Monster
From Her Lung
Only To Have It Rear Its Ugly Head Again
Elsewhere In Her Body
..
..
My Mother
Smiles Through It All
Never Showing Her Pain
Or Discomfort
Never Wanting To Worry Anyone
I Am SO Much Like Her In This Way
She Is Not Fighting Just For Herself
Nor For Me Or My Siblings
Nor For Hers
She Is Fighting To Stick Around
To See This One
Her Soon To Make An Appearance
Newest Grandson
And My Nephew
Thank You SIS !
You've Given Mom A Garden
That's Bursting Into Life
So You
The Viewer Of This Tribute
Probably Wondering
What's In This For You 'eh?
Other Than The Little Tug
At Your Heart String
Me ?
I'm Not Asking For Much
Just Plenty Of Well Wishes
For My Mom
And My Family
If You Feel The Need To Make A Donation
I Won't Fight You
You Can Do So At The Bottom Of This Page
Any Help At Making Our Lives A Little More Comfortable
Would Be Greatly Appreciated
This Life-Like Long Stem Magnolia Blossom
&
And A Thank You Card
Signed By All My Family Members
That I Can Gather Will Be Sent To Anyone That Makes A Donation Of $25 or More
We'll Do It All....Everything....On Our Own
We Don't Need....Anything....Or Anyone
If I Lay Here....If I Just Lay Here....Would You Lie With Me
And Just Forget The World ?
I Don't Quite Know....How To Say....How I Feel
Those Three Words....Are Said To Much....They're Not Enough
If I Lay Here....If I Just Lay Here
Would You Lie With Me And Just Forget The World ?
Forget What We're Told....Before We Get Too Old
Show Me A Garden That's Bursting Into Life
Let's Waste Time....Chasing Cars....Around Our Heads
I Need Your Grace....To Remind Me....To Find My Own
If I Lay Here....If I Just Lay Here
Would You Lie With Me And Just Forget The World ?
Forget What We're Told....Before We Get Too Old
Show Me A Garden That's Bursting Into Life
All That I Am....All That I Ever Was
Is Here In Your Perfect Eyes....They're All I Can See
I Don't Know Where....Confused About How As Well
Just Know That These Things Will Never Change For Us At All
If I Lay Here....If I Just Lay Here
Would You Lie With Me And Just Forget The World ?
