twenty-two years ago I lost my mother

twenty-two years ago I lost my mother

I will never forget that day

on the 22nd of December it was

no matter how much I try to look the other way

but the more and more I try

the more I try to turn away

to forget all the sadness

I can not forget that day

so I tried to make amends

I tried to just get by

and try to find someone as special

that I could love until the day I died

but that just did not happen

because after 14 years

my first hope became my nightmare

and reawakened all my fears

so I tried another time

and then again somehow

only now to finally discover

each was merely just a shot across the bow

for I could never replace her love

I can never forget her face

or ever match her cooking

no matter what the pace

for my mom was something special

that I never will forget

and anyone who thinks they are better

may just as well throw a fit

in loving memory of my mother, Katherine P. Holloway

born:  1 September 1920  –  died:  22 December 1981

johnny holloway

20 December 2003

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