every year of delayed achievement,
i accept all the more that she will miss.
when i lose myself to my grievances,
im welcomed home by the warmth of her kiss.
darling mother, who keeps me warm nightly,
i can see the familiar ache in your smile.
if still a family of five by christmas,
here's to your health for another while.
i wonder who i'll be at goodbye,
will you wonder just how much more i could be?
will i wonder what your voice sounded like at night,
when we spoke over every show on TV?
i stare at the wick of this candle,
and fear the room without all its light.
everyday i grieve in the disease's favour,
but today you're alive, and warm, and bright.
May 25
May 25, 2026 at 10:54 PM UTC
every year of delayed achievement,
i accept all the more that she will miss.
when i lose myself to my grievances,
im welcomed home by the warmth of her kiss.
darling mother, who keeps me warm nightly,
i can see the familiar ache in your smile.
if still a family of five by christmas,
here's to your health for another while.
i wonder who i'll be at goodbye,
will you wonder just how much more i could be?
will i wonder what your voice sounded like at night,
when we spoke over every show on TV?
i stare at the wick of this candle,
and fear the room without all its light.
everyday i grieve in the disease's favour,
but today you're alive, and warm, and bright.
today, my mother celebrated an achievement of mine after a year, if not more, of failures and dead-ends. loving someone who is fighting daily to stay alive can make every small achievement feel all the brighter, and all the failures feel that much more tragic.