Please,
Don't ask me if I'm over it yet.
I'll never be over it.

Please,
Don't tell me she's in a better place.
She isn't here with me.
 


Please,
Don't say at least she isn't suffering.
I haven't come to terms with why
she had to suffer at all.

Please,
Don't tell me you know how I feel,
Unless you have lost your mother.



Please,
Don't ask me if I feel better.
Bereavement isn't a condition that clears up.

Please,
Don't tell me at least you
had her for so many years.
What year would you choose
 for your mother to die?


 
Please,
Don't tell me God never gives
us more than we can bear.

Please,
Just say you are sorry.



Please,
Just say that you remember my mother,
if you do.

Please, 
Just let me talk about my mother.



Please, 
Just mention my mother's name.

Please,
Just let me cry.

Written By:
Cathy