My Mom is Back

Mom, you've been a gift to me, although you've been far away.
Not there at those times I needed you, to hug me, guide me, scare the boogy man away.
I was your little angel, although a surprise to you I know I was.
And you were my queen, I remember how I thought the sun rose and set in your eyes.
You were the beauty, the substance of my entire being.
I knew nothing else but you, you were all my eyes were seeing.
I loved the way you smelled, your perfume you sprayed at night upon my pillow.
Forever I would remember you, the thought and fragrance never to willow.
The years passed on and how I needed you so to walk me through this wicked land.
To guide me through the wilderness; protect me from the evil lurking close at hand.
But you didn't know, you were young and had a life of your own to live.
You had to come up from your own difficulties; you had no more to give.
Life ain't been easy for either of us, both going through our own individual hell.
but God has granted us new life, and there is fresh water in our wishing well.
I've been back with you a few years now and I thank God my dream has come true,
To be back with you, my mother, for I am the mere reflection of you.
It's made a world of difference having you close and back in my life.
I can see myself in you, your life, giving meaning to my strife.
I see similarities, learning and discovering why I am who I am,
because through your stories and experiences, I see myself, and now I know who I am.
God has blessed us to make our ending much greater than our beginning.
I just want to thank you, mom, my angel; you were a life preserver, and now I am finally winning.