Based on a true story...
Birth…A mother’s joy
Months of waiting
Dreams enfolding within her heart
Push, push, breathe
Exhausted exhilaration
Tears of pain, tears of joy
A journey of love
Great relief, a sudden emptiness
A rendering sublime moment
Nuzzled against her breast
One, becoming two
Ten little toes, ten little fingers
Eyes full of trust, she can’t fail him
A mother’s love, where he’ll seek protection
A sanctuary of rest and peace
An eternal cord attached to the child
Who once grew inside of her
Embracing the blanket which held new life
God’s masterpiece in the form of a boy
A quiet joy he gave
She breathed his name in the air
A new angel born that night
Bridge…of Life
No fortune awaits this beautiful boy
Shaped by hard circumstance
Hewn by a world that gave him no quarter
Loss of a father, an untimely death
Yet held high by a heart that never surrendered
Finding his own way, lighting his own path
Warmth given to all that he touched
A gentle sweet clown, charm all his own
Rap music, a sexy young thug
Hat never off, backwards he wore
Beautiful smile that filled the world with laughter
A new love found, filling his heart
Many friends, many souls he embraced
Somehow he felt an untimely death approaching
Often murmuring "always let him live in their hearts"
His favorite quote…”miss me, but never forget me”
Little did they know it would come true
Death…a mother’s sorrow
Death came like a thief in the night
No warning, the night went mad
Swept away with the wind
A misunderstanding, anger arose
Fire in the other’s eyes
Sprayed shots and reload
Cold-hearted murder, shot to the ground
Dead at 18, a senseless act
Confusion, life’s conclusion
Left so quickly, no time for goodbyes
Drawing his last breath
A stab of regret for leaving
His mother cried, holding his hand
Brushing tears from her eyes
Half her motherhood gone
A gaping hole, forgetting to breathe
Grieving with family and friends
Crimson tears, pain unbroken
Sharing feelings and memories
Momento-filled coffin
One last goodbye
All better for having known him
In his passing they did weep
His body beneath the ground
To lie in earth, a heavy sleeper
Flowers for his grave
Candles lit, to guide his way
Pain nor sorrow can touch him now
Grieving mother trying to find strength
Her soul searing like a vapor
She’s alive, her child is dead
His living spirit awakens her deadness
His hand one day will be outstretched
Waiting for loved ones at the crossroad
A new angel was born in Heaven tonight
Birth…A mother’s joy
Months of waiting
Dreams enfolding within her heart
Push, push, breathe
Exhausted exhilaration
Tears of pain, tears of joy
A journey of love
Great relief, a sudden emptiness
A rendering sublime moment
Nuzzled against her breast
One, becoming two
Ten little toes, ten little fingers
Eyes full of trust, she can’t fail him
A mother’s love, where he’ll seek protection
A sanctuary of rest and peace
An eternal cord attached to the child
Who once grew inside of her
Embracing the blanket which held new life
God’s masterpiece in the form of a boy
A quiet joy he gave
She breathed his name in the air
A new angel born that night
Bridge…of Life
No fortune awaits this beautiful boy
Shaped by hard circumstance
Hewn by a world that gave him no quarter
Loss of a father, an untimely death
Yet held high by a heart that never surrendered
Finding his own way, lighting his own path
Warmth given to all that he touched
A gentle sweet clown, charm all his own
Rap music, a sexy young thug
Hat never off, backwards he wore
Beautiful smile that filled the world with laughter
A new love found, filling his heart
Many friends, many souls he embraced
Somehow he felt an untimely death approaching
Often murmuring "always let him live in their hearts"
His favorite quote…”miss me, but never forget me”
Little did they know it would come true
Death…a mother’s sorrow
Death came like a thief in the night
No warning, the night went mad
Swept away with the wind
A misunderstanding, anger arose
Fire in the other’s eyes
Sprayed shots and reload
Cold-hearted murder, shot to the ground
Dead at 18, a senseless act
Confusion, life’s conclusion
Left so quickly, no time for goodbyes
Drawing his last breath
A stab of regret for leaving
His mother cried, holding his hand
Brushing tears from her eyes
Half her motherhood gone
A gaping hole, forgetting to breathe
Grieving with family and friends
Crimson tears, pain unbroken
Sharing feelings and memories
Momento-filled coffin
One last goodbye
All better for having known him
In his passing they did weep
His body beneath the ground
To lie in earth, a heavy sleeper
Flowers for his grave
Candles lit, to guide his way
Pain nor sorrow can touch him now
Grieving mother trying to find strength
Her soul searing like a vapor
She’s alive, her child is dead
His living spirit awakens her deadness
His hand one day will be outstretched
Waiting for loved ones at the crossroad
A new angel was born in Heaven tonight
