Thursday, April 11, 2024

The list

 When I prayed this morning before her surgery 

I asked God to please be with her 

Then I called on my abuelos, 

Güelita y güelito por favor protégenla 

Tía Chita, Tía Anita

Prima Neddy, primos Ismael y Roberto,

Tía Mine, Tío Miguel

Y por fin mi Tío Freddy

La lista es muy larga me digo yo

Not many left now and we are bereft


She came tumbling down

Brother, brother what do I do?
Our mom is aging but where are you?
To see what her body can and cannot do
All while her emotions aspire to still see you
A tumble, a fall will not change her thoughts
She’s stuck in time from when her son got dropped off
To a venture of a lifetime no one expected
And she still awaiting to see you again
Now she’s been equipped with titanium 
For the broken bones mended in her arm
I wish it were that simple to heal a broken heart
For these years have distanced us further apart
Her Hope filled heart seem hopeless to me
To see our mom age with despair in her heart
For she only longs to see her son once again
The very reason she doesn’t want to leave her home
For she feels she’s leaving you once again
I hope one day you can feel the titanium in her arm
Caress your head