The 13th Mother's Day

DEDICATED TO AGNES JOHNSON (1948-2013) WHO PASSED AWAY ON MARCH 6, 2013.

This is the 13th Mother's Day that has come around since your life came to an end.

When you passed away, I didn't just lose a mother, I also lost my best friend.

We used to spend Mother's Days together but we can't anymore.

You went to Heaven twelve years ago when you were sixty-four.

You became a mother in 1967 when you brought my brother into the world.

I was born almost four years later and you incorrectly believed I'd be a girl.

An aneurysm ended your life and we buried you in the ground.

I can not enjoy Mother's Day because you're no longer around.

I'll join you in Heaven but I don't know when.

But it will be great when we're together again.