Mother Where Are You...............

My dear mother is fading

She is tangled, she is small

And when I go to visit her

She isn't there at all

She spends her day just sitting

Pulling at her clothing

Punctuated by cups of tea

And lots of fear and loathing

She asks me 'when can I go home'

Then asks me again, then again

I smile and tell her 'very soon'

Again again and again

I brought her Hyacinths for her room

I knew she loved them in advance

And music that she loves to hear

Can sing, but can no longer dance

I will be your memory

I can help you, don't forget

How many of us love you mum

So dry your eyes, don't be upset

You lose and struggle then give-in

The plaques and tangles in your brain

It's like you've gone but never went

It's like you've left but still remain

My mummy sits there in her chair

She smiles at me because I'm there

She compliments me on my hair

Then cries and says I do not care

When I leave, I take you too

I haven't left you, you're here with me

My mother you are in my heart

I wish that I could set you free