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I'm sorry, When the silence was too loud Was it my fault When the phone would ring I wouldn't answer, It would ring And ring Mom I'm sorry, When the decisions weren't made Fast enough The pause was all There was And we waited too long While you laid up in the hospital bed It was all I could do To rest my own head at night Knowing Mom I'm sorry, The I love you's stuck in my throat The days I wasted, the nights I Drank The cheap dreams I chased While you watched and complained I'm sorry, It all came back around Time was nowhere to be found The cancer a sick disease but you, You found your release I'm sorry, Mom
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Apr 15, 2018
Apr 15, 2018 at 10:50 PM UTC
The Pause
I'm sorry, When the silence was too loud Was it my fault When the phone would ring I wouldn't answer, It would ring And ring Mom I'm sorry, When the decisions weren't made Fast enough The pause was all There was And we waited too long While you laid up in the hospital bed It was all I could do To rest my own head at night Knowing Mom I'm sorry, The I love you's stuck in my throat The days I wasted, the nights I Drank The cheap dreams I chased While you watched and complained I'm sorry, It all came back around Time was nowhere to be found The cancer a sick disease but you, You found your release I'm sorry, Mom
Call your Mom. Tell her you love her.
#grief#sadness#mom#death#cancer
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kelly-landis
Apr 15, 2018
Apr 15, 2018 at 10:50 PM UTC
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