Momma's is leaving

my momma is leaving me,
slowly and yet so fast;
o how i yearn so now,
for precious moments from the past.
the past when her mind was well,
when we laughed and shared confided trusts.
but now inside her mind is sick,
leaving our memories in the dust.

there's no way she can understand
how hard it is for me,
to watch her disappearing...
disappearing, completely.

tangles now are in her brain that interfere,
erase, and steal;
stealing joy and leaving pain;
a pain so hard and real.
momma, i'm already missing you,
and i can't stop my tears today.
and even tho you are still here;
you are still so far away.

i wish that i could tell you,
and make you understand,
how hard it is to let you go;
and let go of your hand.
the hand that always loved me,
embraced me from the start...
the fact that you are leaving me,
is tearing me apart.

my momma is leaving me,
and she doesn't even know...
a little bit every day,
like when the sun melts the snow.
you don't notice it right away,
it melts a little at a time;
then all of a sudden one day you notice...
it's all entirely gone.

--N.RoseJ.