Dec 4th 1967 - March 23rd 2010

A tribute to my only son

If stairs could build a stairway
and memories were a lane,
I would walk right up to heaven
to bring you home again.

No farewell words were spoken between us
before you left this earth.
No time to say good-bye or
give a hug and a kiss.

You were gone before I even knew it
and only God knows the reason.

My heart still aches in sadness and
secret tears still flow down my face.

What it means to lose your son,
no one will ever know;
Unless they have lost a child and
gone through the different stages.

Time and the Grace of God is the only thing
that will bring you through.

I thank the Lord I had support of my family
and the prayers of everyone.

The first month was the hardest for me to exist
because I was in shock.
You died at age 42, and my life
also ended there temporarily.

I did go on for my family's sake,
because I knew you would want me to.

My mom always said,
you don't know what you have
until it's taken away.
She always told her children
to count your blessings and be yourself.

Please God, hold him close until I can hold him again.