You Said

	You Said A Poem for My Mother
	(by Rachel Williams)
	Sometimes I cry At night in my bed When I try to remember All the things that you said You said to be strong To be brave and be true To be good to my friends Like yours were to you You said to be happy To be honest and good To not be ashamed But proud like I should To believe in myself To not look back or ask why To not let the past Pull me out of the sky To not be ashamed To stand tall and be proud To shout out my name And not get lost in the crowd You said to remember The laughter and tears But most of all all the love That we shared for 12 years You said you're not leaving That you'll always be near That you'll be with me and watching For the rest of my years You said not to hate To forgive all but one To be careful and safe To go on and have fun You said it would hurt I'd be angry and sad But to try to remember The good things that we had You said don’t turn away From the people who love Let them hold me and help me For you up above You said to stand tall Not to run from the past To face it and go on So the hurt will not last I'm trying so hard I swear that I am But I miss you so much I do the best that I can I still see your face I see your smile, feel your touch I still hear your laughter I know you love me so much I still see your face When I wake up each day I still see your smile But I can't hear what you say I miss when you held me All the times when I'd cry And I don’t understand Why God made you die I’m glad you're at peace I know you're at rest I know you're with God You're there with his best There are people who love me And take care of me now And I love them back The best I know how I have a new family And they love me so much And I love them to But its not easy to touch Sometimes I get sad And I cry all night long You're my mom and I miss you It’s not the same with you gone. Copyright � 1997, 1998 Rachel Williams