Family

You are my siblings,

Part of my blood;

I love you dearly,

As I should;

We were so close, us and Mom,

How could we see, what was to come;

So much time, to laugh and play,

No thoughts that it would end some day;

We lived as though it would always be,

Mom and Sherry, Tony and Me;

Young still, Sherry married,

She moved away,

Life changed for us all,

On her wedding day;

My sister was gone, what would I do,

My heart was so heavy, my thoughts were so blue;

Got caught up in life,

Years bolted ahead;

Fell in love with a boy,

in my school, and we wed;

All the time working,

Mom was always right there,

To tell us she loved us and show us she cared;

The last one to leave her,

Take flight from her nest;

Her beloved son, Tony,

Which posed, quite a test;

How would she manage,

What would she do;

All three children raised,

Work was all that she knew;

She still played a big part,

More than she'd ever know;

Love of our family,

Through her, it would grow;

We still remained close,

Seems like she was the glue;

That kept us together,

and got us all through;

Since she's been gone,

So much time has gone by;

We seldom see each other,

She would ask, WHY?

What would we say,

How would we feel;

Tears in her eyes,

The pain, oh so real;

To remember the time,

When we were so close;

Sherry, Tony and me,

Cherished memories of Mom, most.