©-2010 Dan O'Connor

...............The Search Continues

I Mangled wreckage on icy streets A careless truck driver’s hurry To bring goods to market Screeching brakes broken dreams Mislaid plans unshuffled cards Whirring sirens body trapped in mangled steel Broken bones spirit in balance between two worlds Hospital corners Who lies between these crisply ironed sheets? Mother’s milk long since denied to baby’s lips Jewels, trifles, status keep descendants’ pleas ignore A stranger to those in need you focused on yourself II Stat! Will life and spirit in balance fall? Can’t make it there, but I can call Why don’t I ache and feel the pain? Instead I hear your life’s refrain You didn’t allow my spirit’s stride You seldom listened; full of pride You cared, I know; did your best I wish you well; eternal rest! When the ticks of time send me your way When the dawn of life begins new day I’ll search for my mother			III Will I find someone kind? I’ll look for one whose arms are made To share a love that’s e’er displayed A heart so close I hear the beat Of one who wipes my hands and feet One who puts others before herself Who sports full heart and empty shelf Instead of bangles, strings attached Fear in check, heart unlatched I miss you, Mom I couldn’t find you here I’ll look in heaven for one so dear

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