Forever, Sherry

Forever

by Sherry

Forever is a word

I thought I will always have

A simple word

that now has changed.

Seeing it tugs the strings on my heart

Hearing it stirs my ache.

You are gone forever from this world

I am forever lost

Forever is how I wanted us to be

Now I am left with a void

for all eternity

Forever without you has changed me

It's meaning evolving with time

Forever is how long my arms will ache

Without you by my side

Forever is the thought

that keeps me going

In this journey filled with sorrow

Forever is such a long time to wait

But I am hopeful for tomorrow

You are forever my child

Long after they stop speaking your name

I am forever your mother

Who will always love you

just the same

You have forever touched my life

in the short time you were here

You are forever missed

You are forever loved

You are FOREVER in my heart.

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about the poem.
This poem was inspired by Jill's (Footprints on our Hearts) beautiful giveaway, a key chain stamped with the word Forever on it and her readers responses to what the word means to them. I compiled some of the responses and made a community poem out of it. The giveaway was a part of Tina's 25 days of giveaway. -Sherry


about the poet.
Sherry describes herself, "I have been married for 10 years to a wonderful husband, a mother of three, one in heaven. Our world was forever changed when our twin babies were born at 28 1/2 weeks due to an incompetent cervix. Our twin baby boy Brandon died shortly after birth from complications of a collapsed lung, and Sophia stayed in the NICU for 48 days. I mostly write about Brandon and my journey in this world without him. It's the only thing I have that's devoted to him. It helps me heal, while keeping his memory alive." Sherry blogs at Remembering Brandon.