I Remember.....

by Vicki Taylor

I remember you with fondness

   As I think of all we shared,

   The good times and the bad ones,

   You always showed you cared.

I remember you with gratitude

   For all you did for me,

   You made me look to my future

   So that I had the courage to be.

I remember you with pain

   As I have a heart that’s broke in two,

   And a pain that twists inside me

   Every time I think of you.

I remember you with joy

   As you were one of the best,

   You always put us children first

   Even when we were being a pest.

I remember you with pride

   For all that you went through,

   We shared lots of tears together

   But we had lots of good laughs too.

I remember you with anger

   As even without you life goes on,

   And I never wanted to have to

   Live life with you being gone.

I remember you with hope

   Because I know you watch us still,

   You cry and laugh along with us

   And I know that you always will.

I remember you with love

   And I tell you that each day,

   As well as all the things you miss

   Because you went away.

I remember you with hurt

   As I lost both mum and friend,

   And life goes on day by day

   But this broken heart won’t mend.