By Matilda Flanagan (11 years old)
I cry as someone holds me
Trying to calm me
They rock me
Just like my mom did
Before she got sick
I love her and she is safe
She is home sleeping
But I dare not think
Of the chance that
She not wake
For I love her
She can’t leave
If she does
I most certainly will grieve
I cry at night
But always stay quiet
For I fright
She might not like
Waking up and seeing
Her daughter crying
I love her
They whisper in my ear
It will be OK
My swelling eyes look up
And see my dad holding me tight
I love him but I forgot
He has something to lose two
Everyone has something to risk
Their happiness
So how lucky are you If
You have something
That makes saying goodbye
So hard
